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Home / Idiom / 郁郁寡欢

(idiom) depressed; cheerless

郁郁寡欢
yù yù guǎ huān
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Synonyms
deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom)忧心忡忡yōu xīn chōng chōngextremely worried · burning with anxiety · devour one's heart忧心如焚yōu xīn rú fénto look anxious (idiom) · to look miserable愁眉苦脸chóu méi kǔ liǎnto be worried忧愁yōu chóupessimistic悲观bēi guān
Antonyms
happy and content (idiom)怡然自得yí rán zì déjoyfully satisfied · to be immensely proud of oneself · proudly · an air of complacency得意洋洋dé yì yáng yángso pleased as to lose one's sense of measure · beside oneself with joy得意忘形dé yì wàng xíng
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