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dishearten

[ dis-hahr-tn ]

/ dɪsˈhɑr tn /

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verb (used with object)

to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.

Origin of dishearten

First recorded in 1590–1600; dis-¹ + hearten

SYNONYMS FOR dishearten

dismay, daunt, deject, dispirit.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dishearten

dis·heart·en·er, noun dis·heart·en·ing·ly, adverb dis·heart·en·ment, noun un·dis·heart·ened, adjective

Words nearby dishearten

disharmonize, disharmony, dishcloth, dishcloth gourd, dishdasha, dishearten, dished, dishelm, disherison, disherit, dishevel

Example sentences from the Web for disheartened

“I think he would have been disheartened, but knowing Lemkin he would not have lost faith,” says Belzberg.

The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’ |Nina Strochlic |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Stories about race were, at least in my disheartened experience, closed to comments.

You’re in Denial if You Think Steve Israel Is Wrong About GOP Racism |Michael Tomasky |April 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was a double defeat that left our community disappointed, disaffected, and disheartened.

Employee Non-Discrimination Act Must Be Passed |Winnie Stachelberg |April 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“I am not disappointed, I am not disgruntled–I am disheartened,” said Lenny McAllister.

Bullying Behind GOP "Racist" Win |John Avlon |July 12, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

The whole country suffered and many families returned, disheartened, to friends in the East.

Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences |Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
But in spite of all that Hermokrates could say, the Syracusans were very much cast down and disheartened.

Plutarch's Lives Volume III. |Plutarch
You rolled such a lot of 259 polysyllables over me that a better man than I might have been disheartened.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
But our hero was not the kind of a lad who is disheartened by one failure, or even half a dozen.

Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout |Victor Appleton
Even the President had no words in which to answer the poor, disheartened little missionary.

The Lilac Lady |Ruth Alberta Brown

British Dictionary definitions for disheartened

dishearten

/ (dɪsˈhɑːtən) /

verb

(tr) to weaken or destroy the hope, courage, enthusiasm, etc, of

Derived forms of dishearten

dishearteningly, adverb disheartenment, noun