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TOPIK 4adjective

허탈하다

heotalhada

허탈해요 · 허탈했어요 · 허탈한 (+noun)

drained, deflated, dejected (after effort comes to nothing)

Example

열심히 준비한 행사가 취소되어서 정말 허탈했어요.

The event I'd worked so hard on was canceled, and I felt completely deflated.

Word parts

허 empty탈 come off

Literally 'emptied out', as if all your strength has slipped away.