打ちひしがれる

• 読み: うちひしがれる
• ローマ字: uchihishigareru
• 漢字の分解: 打 (u/da) — strike, hit; ひしがれる — to be crushed, overwhelmed (passive of ひしぐ)
• 発音: /ɯ.tɕi.çi.ɕi.ga.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To be crushed; to be overwhelmed; to be devastated. Describes being emotionally flattened by grief, shock, or an overwhelming blow.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb derived from the compound of 打つ (to strike) and ひしぐ (to crush). The passive form describes being on the receiving end of an emotional blow so severe that one is left stunned, prostrated, and unable to function normally. It is stronger than 落ち込む (to feel down) and implies a thorough, overwhelming devastation. Common in literary narrative and serious journalistic writing.

例文

1. 最愛の人を突然失い、彼は深い悲しみに打ちひしがれた。
2. 連続する失敗に打ちひしがれながらも、彼女は立ち上がろうとした。
3. チームの敗北を知らせる一報に、選手たちは打ちひしがれて言葉を失った。

使い方ガイド

場面: loss, defeat, grief, literature, journalism

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 打つ (utsu, to strike) and ひしぐ (hishigu, to crush, to press flat). The passive form 打ちひしがれる describes being struck down and crushed by overwhelming circumstances or emotion, leaving one completely flattened.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal