気(き)が滅入(めい)る

きがめいる
expression
to feel depressed; to feel down
idiomemotion
1. to feel depressed; to feel down; to get gloomy
To sink into low spirits because of something dreary or discouraging, such as bad weather, a long run of work or bad news.
雨(あめ)ばかりで気(き)が滅入(めい)る。
All this rain is getting me down.
暗(くら)いニュースが続(つづ)いて気(き)が滅入(めい)ってしまった。
The steady stream of grim news left me feeling low.
毎日(まいにち)同(おな)じ作業(さぎょう)の繰(く)り返(かえ)しで、だんだん気(き)が滅入(めい)ってきた。
Doing the same task over and over every day, I gradually became depressed.

Usage

Describes a mood brought on by circumstances, not a medical condition (for that, うつ). The cause usually comes first with で or が: 雨(あめ)で気(き)が滅入(めい)る. 〜てくる shows the mood setting in.

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Compare: 憂鬱(ゆううつ) (gloomy, melancholy (a na-adjective…)
Compare: 気(き)が重(おも)い (to dread something coming up.)
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