DISHEARTEN

dishearten, put off

(verb) take away the enthusiasm of

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

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

Anagrams

• 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

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