feeling of loss; emptiness; disappointment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
feeling of loss; sense of emptiness; feeling of having lost one's bearings
Often describes the emotional void experienced after unmet expectations, loss of status, or the end of a significant phase (e.g., retirement, graduation, children leaving home). Common in psychological and everyday contexts.
Shī失
yè业
hòu后
，
tā他
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
qiáng强
liè烈
de的
shī失
luò落
gǎn感
。
After losing his job, he developed a strong feeling of loss.
Bǐ比
sài赛
shī失
bài败
hòu后
，
tā她
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhǒng种
mò莫
míng名
de的
shī失
luò落
gǎn感
。
After losing the competition, she felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
lí离
kāi开
jiā家
qù去
shàng上
dà大
xué学
，
tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
shī失
luò落
gǎn感
。
When her children left home for college, her heart was filled with a feeling of loss.
Tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
，
tā他
tū突
rán然
yǒu有
le了
shī失
luò落
gǎn感
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
měi每
tiān天
gāi该
zuò做
shén什
me么
。
After retirement, he suddenly felt a sense of emptiness and didn't know what to do each day.