丧志

Traditional form:

喪志

Pinyin (reading):

sàngzhì

Definitions:

• to become demoralized
• to lose one's sense of purpose

Characters:

• 丧 - mourning; mourn; funeral
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write

Traditional characters:

• 喪 - mourning; mourn; funeral
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write