Thai–English dictionary

ตกอับ

dtòk-àp

Audio pronunciation is available for this word.

Commonness: Fairly common in contemporary general Thai.

Meanings

v.
  1. be down in one's luck ; fall on hard times ; be out of favour ; fall into misfortune ; have a streak of bad luck ; be in low circumstances

Example sentences

v.be down in one's luck ; fall on hard times ; be out of favour ; fall into misfortune ; have a streak of bad luck ; be in low circumstances

เขามักตกอับเมื่อต้องเผชิญกับปัญหาทางการเงิน

He often falls on hard times when facing financial problems

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