DISHEARTENS
Verb
disheartens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishearten
Anagrams
• Eisenhardts, interdashes, threadiness
Source: Wiktionary
DISHEARTEN
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