Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Disheartened / Dispirited: Feeling a loss of courage, hope, or enthusiasm, often due to difficulties, failures, or monotony.
   • Discouraged: Having had one's confidence or resolve weakened.
   • Demoralized: Having lost morale or spirit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau nhiều lần thất bại, anh ấy cảm thấy rất chán nản. (After many failures, he felt very disheartened.)
  • Công việc lặp đi lặp lại khiến cô ấy chán nản. (The repetitive work made her feel dispirited.)
  • Đừng chán nản vì những khó khăn ban đầu. (Don't be discouraged by the initial difficulties.)

Advanced Usage

• "chán nản" as a stative verb: While primarily an adjective, "chán nản" can function descriptively in a verb-like sense to mean "to feel disheartened."
  • Cậu ấy đang chán nản với việc học. (He is feeling disheartened with his studies.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chán (adj): Bored, fed up, weary of something specific.
  • Tôi chán trò chơi này rồi. (I'm bored with this game.)
• Nản (adj/v): Similar to "chán nản" but can imply giving up more quickly; to become discouraged.
  • Thấy khó quá, nó nản không muốn làm tiếp. (Seeing it was too hard, he got discouraged and didn't want to continue.)
• Ngã lòng (v): To lose heart, to become disheartened (more literary).
  • Dù thất bại, bà ấy không hề ngã lòng. (Despite failure, she never lost heart.)

Synonyms

• Disheartened: Deprived of hope or confidence.
• Dispirited: Having lost enthusiasm and hope.
• Discouraged: Having had one's confidence or resolve diminished.
• Demoralized: Having lost confidence or spirit; disheartened.

Related Idioms

• Chán nản lòng người: To dishearten/demoralize people.
  • Tin xấu đó chán nản lòng người. (That bad news demoralized people.)
• Nản chí: To lose will, to become disheartened (focus on loss of determination).
  • Phải kiên trì, đừng nản chí. (You must persevere; don't lose heart.)

adj

1. Disheartened, dispirited
   • khó khăn chưa mấy mà đã chán nản thì còn làm gì được
     if one is disheartened by not so many difficulties, nothing can get done