くじける
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited; to be crushed (emotionally) (Usually kana)
2. to be sprained (Usually kana)
3. to be snapped; to be broken (Usually kana)
Other spellings
挫くじける
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
くじける
Examples7
My resolution dissolved at the last moment.
My heart failed me.
The defeat didn't dampen his spirits.
And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
Don't get discouraged if you should fail.
He was not a man to be disheartened by a single failure.