English Dictionary: dishearten | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay. Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. |