Lingaku- to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb
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- to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
This phrase is used when someone's enjoyment or excitement about an activity is interrupted or diminished, often due to an unforeseen circumstance or negative event.
Since it's raining outside, the excitement for the picnic has been spoiled.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きょうがさめる興が醒めるto have one's fun spoiledきょうがさめない興が醒めないto not have one's enthusiasm dampenedきょう興をころす殺すto kill the moodきょう興をそぐto take away the excitementきょう興をひきたてる引き立てるto enhance the excitementきょう興にみずをさす水をさすto pour cold water on somethingきょう興がうすれる薄れるto lose interestきょう興をもつ持つto have interestきょう興のあるはなし話an interesting storyきょう興をしめす示すto show enthusiasm