心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng discouraged Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 心灰 xīnhuī discouraged feeling extremely discouraged or disheartened; having one's spirit reduced to cold ashes意 yì verbnoun sentiment (bound form) feeling; affection; sentiment冷 lěng noun to dampen to discourage or dampen someone's enthusiasm or spirits