lehangú

Lehangú is a Hungarian adjective meaning gloomy, disheartening, or dreary. It describes moods, people, events, or environments that feel dispiriting, dull, or downbeat. The term can refer to internal states (for example, egy lehangú ember is a downcast person) as well as external circumstances (lehangó idő, dreary weather; lehangoló hír, depressing news). It conveys a sense of discouragement or lack of energy rather than overt sadness.

Common collocations include lehangú hangulat (gloomy mood), lehangoló esemény (discouraging event), lehangító hír (depressing news) and lehangoló beszéd (a dull or monotone speech). The related noun lehangúság denotes gloominess or melancholy. Related adjectives such as lehangoló and lehangó express depressing or dull qualities, with lehangú often used in attributive and predicative positions (A nap lehangú volt; a lehangú nap).

In usage, lehangú can describe both tangible and intangible phenomena—the weather, a atmosphere, a news cycle, or a person’s demeanor—without implying extreme sorrow. It is commonly found in everyday speech, journalism, and literary writing as a way to convey somberness, lack of vitality, or a subdued tone.