hundirse el mundo: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin AmericaGeneral Spanishinformalfigurative
  • To feel emotionally devastated or as if everything important has been lost; to perceive one's life as collapsing.
  • To experience acute despair or a profound sense of ruin, often in response to personal misfortune.

  Examples

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  • Cuando me despidieron, sentí que se hundía el mundo y no sabía qué hacer con mi vida.

    When I was fired, I felt like the world was collapsing and I didn't know what to do with my life.

  • Tras la ruptura, parecía que se hundía el mundo para ella, no encontraba consuelo en nada.

    After the breakup, it seemed like the world was sinking for her; she found no comfort in anything.

  • No le digas la noticia ahora, está en un momento delicado y puede sentirse como si se hundiera el mundo.

    Don't tell him the news now; he's in a delicate moment and may feel like the world is collapsing.

  • Al perder a su mascota, sentí como si se hundiera el mundo, fue un golpe muy duro.

    Losing his pet felt like the world was sinking; it was a very hard blow.