lost heart
Abandoned all hope
Lost heart describes a state of having given up hope or become discouraged after setbacks or difficulties.
When someone has lost heart, their earlier enthusiasm or determination has faded, often because of repeated failures or obstacles.
After months of rejections, she lost heart and stopped submitting her manuscript.
The phrase typically appears in past tense, as the moment when confidence or motivation disappeared.
- heartsickProfoundly sad, grieving
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- broken spiritTotal emotional defeat
- demotivationLoss of drive
- forlornSad and abandoned
down in the dumps · hopelessness · despair · discouragement · grief · learned helplessness · pessimism · defeatism · throwing in the towel · white flag · sinking feeling · crestfallen · resignation · at wit's end · sadness · dejection · self-doubt · gave up
lost heartpersevered
Continued despite difficulty
kept going · persisted · soldiered on · pressed on · carried on
lost hearttook heart
Gained renewed confidence
kept faith · rallied · bucked up · perked up · brightened
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