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dispirited

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??sp???t?d/

Verb

dispirited

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dispirit

Adjective

dispirited (comparative more dispirited, superlative most dispirited)

  1. Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
    So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.

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dishearten

English

Etymology

dis- +? hearten

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?h??.t?n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d?s?h??.t?n/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)t?n

Verb

dishearten (third-person singular simple present disheartens, present participle disheartening, simple past and past participle disheartened)

  1. (transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
    Synonym: discourage
    Antonyms: hearten, encourage

Translations

Further reading

  • “dishearten”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

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