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    disheartened
    /dɪsˈhɑːtnd/

    adjective

    • 1. having lost determination or confidence; dispirited: "a disheartened tone of voice"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISHEARTENED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    having lost confidence, hope, and energy: She was very disheartened by the results of the test. After several setbacks it's hard not to grow disheartened. See. dishearten. Fewer examples. The harder I try, the more disheartened I become. Don't be disheartened. It will be fine. We all feel disheartened sometimes, but we have to keep going.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disheartenDishearten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sep 5, 2012 · The meaning of DISHEARTEN is to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale. How to use dishearten in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disheartenedDisheartened - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you're disheartened, you feel discouraged or let down. It's easy to become disheartened if the grades on your report card don't reflect the hard work and dedication you exerted.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISHEARTENED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are disheartened, you feel disappointed about something and have less confidence or less hope about it than you did before.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › disheartenedDisheartened - definition of disheartened by The Free Dictionary

    1. disheartened - made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest". demoralised, demoralized, discouraged.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisheartened adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of disheartened adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISHEARTEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy. Synonym. discourage (MAKE LESS CONFIDENT) Opposites. cheer. hearten. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disappointing yourself and others. abjectly. anticlimactic. anticlimax. be cracked up to be something idiom. be one in the eye for someone idiom. blow. break. bubble. disappointingly.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › disheartened_adjdisheartened, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective disheartened mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective disheartened. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disheartenDishearten - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If someone tells you not to be disheartened, they want you to stay upbeat and positive. Something that brings you down or steals your sense of hope disheartens you. Uncracking the code of the verb dishearten couldn't be easier.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISHEARTEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    dishearten. To weaken or destroy the hope, courage, enthusiasm, etc, of.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.