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English Dictionary: dishearten by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dishearten
v
  1. take away the enthusiasm of
    Synonym(s): dishearten, put off
    Antonym(s): cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate
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.
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