sira ang loob

Tagalog

Etymology

Tagalog words sira ang loob — broken inside.

Adjective

sira ang loob (also nakasisira ng loob)

  1. (idiomatic) Discouraged; disheartened.
    Nakasisira ng loob ang panonood ng balita palagi at malaman ang iba't ibang disgrasya.
    It is disheartening to watch the news all the time and hear about all sorts of casualties.

Verb

sira ang loob (masira ang loob, masiraan ng loob)

  1. (idiomatic) To be discouraged; to lose confidence.
    Nasira ang loob ng mga pumasa sa tanyag na pamantasan at nalamang hindi nila mababayaran ang mataas na pangmatrikula.
    Disheartened were those who passed the prestigious university and realized they are unable to pay the high tuition fee.

Antonyms
  • buo ang loob

See also
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