Being discouraged, pinyin: qin ě i, refers to losing confidence and courage, unable to lift the spirit and do anything again.
Discouraged allusions and sources:
1, Song Luyou's Reading Poetry on the Night of September 1st: "Hengli is discouraged and self-aware, and is ashamed to take a false name."
2. Yuan Sadula's preface to "The Old Friend Will Say Goodbye to the General": "I have been discouraged for a long time because of illness, so I can't be fearless."