挫折(ざせつ)

setback; failure

挫傷(ざしょう)

sprain; contusion

挫(くじ)く

to thwart; to discourage

挫(くじ)ける

to lose heart; to be discouraged

挫折感(ざせつかん)

feeling of failure; sense of frustration

捻挫(ねんざ)

sprain

挫折(ざせつ)する

to suffer a setback

挫折者(ざせつしゃ)

person who has suffered a setback

何度(なんど)も挫折(ざせつ)を経験(けいけん)したが、彼(かれ)は夢(ゆめ)を諦(あきら)めなかった。

Although he experienced many setbacks, he did not give up on his dream.

彼(かれ)は階段(かいだん)で足(あし)を捻挫(ねんざ)し、病院(びょういん)へ行(い)った。

He sprained his ankle on the stairs and went to the hospital.