crushed spirit
Totally defeated inside
A crushed spirit is a state of profound emotional defeat—hope, confidence, or will broken by hardship, failure, or mistreatment.
The phrase suggests something vital has been ground down rather than merely damaged: Years of rejection left him with a crushed spirit.
Someone with a crushed spirit may go through motions but has lost the inner fire that once animated them.
- defeatedOvercome in contest
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- broken downNo longer operational
- despairingCompletely without hope
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
dejected · given up · white flag · desolate · shattered · downtrodden · beaten · weary · worn out · hollow · dead inside · numb · resigned · wilted · diminished · trampled · oppressed · heavy
- despairdespair, hopelessness, desolation, despondency, dejection
- emotional painemotional pain, emotional scars, hurt, pain, anguish
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
crushed spirithigh spirits
Lively, cheerful state
exuberance · joie de vivre · vitality · zest for life · buoyancy
crushed spiritresilience
Capacity to recover quickly
fighting spirit · fortitude · inner strength · grit · tenacity
crushed spirithope
Desire for good outcomes
optimism · faith · hopefulness · positive outlook · confidence
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