dishearten, put off
(verb) take away the enthusiasm of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dishearten (third-person singular simple present disheartens, present participle disheartening, simple past and past participle disheartened)
(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
Synonym: discourage
Synonyms: hearten, encourage
• Eisenhardt
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*heart"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheartened; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheartening.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + hearten.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
