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dishearten

verb

/dɪsˈhɑːrtn/

Meaning

to cause someone to lose determination or confidence; to discourage

To cause someone to lose confidence, hope, or spirit.

The constant rejection letters began to dishearten the young writer.

The repeated failures disheartened the young athlete.

discourage, demoralize, dispirit, dismay, depress

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discourage, demoralize, dispirit, dismay

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discourage, depress, demoralize, dismay

encourage, inspire, motivate, hearten

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encourage, inspire, motivate, hearten

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encourage, inspire, hearten

dishearten completely, deeply dishearten, dishearten efforts, easily dishearten, dishearten someone, feel disheartened, dishearten by failure

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dishearten completely, deeply dishearten, dishearten efforts, easily dishearten

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dishearten someone, feel disheartened, dishearten by failure

to fail to please or meet expectations; to make someone unhappy

to inspire with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration

To bring under control, especially by force; to overcome or quiet.

to smear or cover with a sticky or dirty substance

to make less extreme or intense; to control or preside over

to pledge something, such as property, as security for a debt without giving up possession of it.