What is the antonym for 失意?


The dictionary says that the antonym for 失意 is 得意. But at the same time, the
antonym for 得意 is 不得意.

Any idea?




The primary meaning of 失意 is _disappointment_ or _disappointed_.

[Dictionary
says](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/157848/meaning/m0u/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F/)
得意 has several meanings, and there are several antonyms for 得意 for each
meaning:

  1. satisfied, content ⇔ **失意** , **がっかり** disappointed
  2. proud, prideful ⇔ **不名誉** , **面目ない** embarrassed, ashamed
  3. good at (e.g., tennis, math) ⇔ **不得意** , **苦手** bad at

That said, the primary meaning of 得意 is now "be good at" in modern Japanese.
The second meaning is usually expressed with
[得意気](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F%E3%81%92) (e.g. 得意気な顔), and the
first meaning is almost dead IMO. So I don't feel 得意 is a good antonym for 失意.
(Judging from examples
[here](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/157848/example/m0u/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F/),
得意 seems to have been used in the first sense until relatively recently
(approx 100 years ago)).

Perhaps more straightforward antonym for 失意 would be 満足 (satisfaction), 期待
(expectation), 希望 (hope), or such.




The primary meaning of 失意 is _disappointment_ or _disappointed_.

[Dictionary
says](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/157848/meaning/m0u/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F/)
得意 has several meanings, and there are several antonyms for 得意 for each
meaning:

  1. satisfied, content ⇔ **失意** , **がっかり** disappointed
  2. proud, prideful ⇔ **不名誉** , **面目ない** embarrassed, ashamed
  3. good at (e.g., tennis, math) ⇔ **不得意** , **苦手** bad at

That said, the primary meaning of 得意 is now "be good at" in modern Japanese.
The second meaning is usually expressed with
[得意気](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F%E3%81%92) (e.g. 得意気な顔), and the
first meaning is almost dead IMO. So I don't feel 得意 is a good antonym for 失意.
(Judging from examples
[here](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/157848/example/m0u/%E5%BE%97%E6%84%8F/),
得意 seems to have been used in the first sense until relatively recently
(approx 100 years ago)).

Perhaps more straightforward antonym for 失意 would be 満足 (satisfaction), 期待
(expectation), 希望 (hope), or such.

