ท้อใจ
be discouraged
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- 1 be discouraged、lose heart
Describes becoming discouraged and losing the motivation or hope to keep trying because of difficulties or repeated setbacks.
be discouraged、lose heart
To lose heart or feel less willing to continue after difficulties, failures, or a lack of progress.
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อย่าท้อใจนะ yàa thɔ́ɔcay ná Don't lose heart. อย่าท้อใจนะ details
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ฉันเริ่มท้อใจแล้ว chǎn rə̂əm thɔ́ɔcay lɛ́ɛw I'm starting to feel discouraged. ฉันเริ่มท้อใจแล้ว details
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เธอท้อใจกับการหางาน thəə thɔ́ɔcay kàp kaan hǎa ŋaan She feels discouraged about her job search. เธอท้อใจกับการหางาน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ท้อใจ is an everyday word for becoming discouraged when effort does not bring results or when difficulties and failures continue. It emphasizes losing the drive or hope to keep going, rather than simply feeling sad. It combines ท้อ, “to lose resolve,” with ใจ, “heart” or “mind,” giving the image of one's heart losing strength. Common patterns include อย่าท้อใจ “don't lose heart,” ไม่ท้อใจ “not become discouraged,” เริ่มท้อใจ “start to feel discouraged,” and รู้สึกท้อใจ “feel discouraged.”
Usage
It is commonly used when studies or work are not going well, after repeated failures, during a long job search, or when facing a difficult problem. อย่าท้อใจนะ is also a common, warm way to encourage someone not to give up.
Caution
It is not normally used transitively with a person as its direct object. To say that something discourages someone, use ทำให้…ท้อใจ. If the main idea is emotional exhaustion or feeling fed up rather than losing hope, เหนื่อยใจ may be more appropriate.