Nuance Dictionary / Emptiness
허탈하다 heo-tal-ha-da
Deflated and empty, a letdown after anticipation collapses
What does 허탈하다 mean?
허탈하다 (heo-tal-ha-da) means: Deflated and empty, a letdown after anticipation collapses.
The specific emptiness of energy draining out all at once — training for months for a race that then gets cancelled the morning of. All the built-up momentum has nowhere to go.
How it's actually used
- 로또 번호가 하나 차이로 다 어긋난 걸 봤을 때의 그 허탈함이란...
rotto beonhoga hana chairio da eogeunnan geol bwasseul ttaegeu heotalhamiran...
That deflated, empty feeling when you see all your Lotto numbers missed by just one digit...
💡 Captures the sudden drainage of energy from a near-miss or anticlimax. - 면접장에서 머리가 하얘져서 아무 말도 못 하고 나오니까 너무 허탈하다.
myeonjeopjangseo meoriga hayaejyeoseo amu maldo mot hago naonikka neomu heotalhada.
My mind went blank in the interview and I came out without saying anything, I just feel completely deflated.
💡 Used when expectations collapse and you feel utterly drained. - 지갑을 잃어버렸다는 사실을 깨달은 순간 너무 허탈해서 웃음밖에 안 나왔다.
jigabeul ilh-eobeoryeotdaneun sasileul kkaedaleun sungan neomu heotalhaeseo useumbakke an nawatda.
The moment I realized I lost my wallet, I felt so deflated and drained that I could only laugh.
💡 Describes sudden shock and energy loss.
Related words in Emptiness
텅 비다 teong bi-da헛헛하다 heo-teo-ta-da무상하다 mu-sang-ha-da상실감 sang-sil-gam허허롭다 heo-heo-rop-da