gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
(adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency; “gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”; “gloomy predictions”; “a gloomy silence”; “took a grim view of the economy”; “the darkening mood”; “lonely and blue in a strange city”; “depressed by the loss of his job”; “a dispirited and resigned expression on her face”; “downcast after his defeat”; “feeling discouraged and downhearted”
dispirited, listless
(adjective) marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; “a dispirited and divided Party”; “reacted to the crisis with listless resignation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dispirited
simple past tense and past participle of dispirit
dispirited (comparative more dispirited, superlative most dispirited)
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pir"it*ed, a.
Definition: Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted.
– Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv.
– Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
Dis*pir"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. Not dispirited with my afflictions. Dryden. He has dispirited himself by a debauch. Collier.
2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.] This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book into the scholar. Fuller.
Syn.
– To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down; intimidate; daunt; cow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
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