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dispirit

English

Alternative forms

  • disspirit

Etymology

dis- +? spirit

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?r?t

Verb

dispirit (third-person singular simple present dispirits, present participle dispiriting, simple past and past participle dispirited)

  1. (transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

Derived terms

Translations

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terrify

English

Alternative forms

  • terrifie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t???fa?/

Verb

terrify (third-person singular simple present terrifies, present participle terrifying, simple past and past participle terrified)

  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
  2. To menace or intimidate.
  3. (obsolete) To make terrible.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:frighten

Related terms

  • terrible
  • terrific
  • terrifying
  • terror
  • terrorist
  • terrorize

Translations

terrify From the web:

  • what terrifies you
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