<entry id="2058216" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1158670</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>萎える</keb>
<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>なえる</reb>
<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>to lose strength</gloss>
<gloss>to become weak</gloss>
<gloss>to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.)</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<gloss>to wither</gloss>
<gloss>to droop</gloss>
<gloss>to wilt</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&v1;</pos>
<pos>&vi;</pos>
<misc>&col;</misc>
<gloss>to feel demotivated</gloss>
<gloss>to lose interest</gloss>
<gloss>to become disappointed</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2012-09-05 05:18:25" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus</upd_name>
<upd_refs>daijs</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -13,0 +13,7 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;to lose strength&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to become weak&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to waste away&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;v1;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -15,1 +22,0 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to be lame&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-09-05 12:42:55" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>GG5 (1 sense), 新和英中辞典 (3 senses)</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2018-01-20 10:30:14" stat="A">
<upd_uid>johan</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Johan Råde</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>G n-grams:
萎え	444901	  
萎える	168235</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -5,0 +6 @@
+&lt;ke_pri&gt;spec1&lt;/ke_pri&gt;
@@ -8,0 +10 @@
+&lt;re_pri&gt;spec1&lt;/re_pri&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2019-05-11 23:13:18" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I don't think "waste away" is right.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>daij, gg5</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -17 +17 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to waste away&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to disappear (of energy, drive, etc.)&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -23,0 +24 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;to wilt&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2019-05-12 12:07:32" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-02-04 00:25:55" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>https://kextukonn.jp/archives/9059

see インスタ萎え also

I've heard this in spoken conversation</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -25,0 +26,8 @@
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;v1;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vi;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;col;&lt;/misc&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to get demotivated&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to lose interest&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to become disappointed&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-02-04 02:46:28" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-02-04 21:31:07" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>This sounds more natural to me.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -30 +30 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to get demotivated&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to feel demotivated&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>