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Webster 1913 Edition

Dishearten

Dis-heart′en

(dĭs-härt′’n)

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Disheartened

(dĭs-härt′’nd)

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Disheartening

[Pref.

dis-

hearten

To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.

Syn. – To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dishearten

DISHEARTEN

Verb.

dishartn. [dis and heart.] To discourage; to deprive of courage; to depress the spirits; to deject; to impress with fear; as, it is weakness to be disheartened by small obstacles.

Definition 2024

dishearten

English

Verb

dishearten ‎(third-person singular simple present disheartens, present participle disheartening, simple past and past participle disheartened)

To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

Synonyms

(to discourage): discourage

Translations

discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage

Belarusian: абезнадзе́іць impf ‎(abjeznadzjéicʹ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 令人愁悶 (zh), 令人愁闷 (zh) ‎(lìng rén chóumèn), 使沮喪 (zh), 使沮丧 (zh) ‎(shǐ jǔsàng)
Dutch: ontmoedigen (nl)
Finnish: lannistaa (fi)
French: décourager (fr)
Galician: desalentar (gl), desanimar (gl)
German: entmutigen (de)
Greek: αποκαρδιώνω (el) ‎(apokardióno), αποθαρρύνω (el) ‎(apotharrýno)
Italian: scoraggiare (it), avvilire (it), sconfortare

Japanese: 落胆させる ‎(らくたんさせる, rakutan saseru), がっかりさせる (ja) ‎(gakkari saseru)
Maori: whakatūoi, whakapāhunu, whakangākaukore, whakakiwakiwa, nonope
Portuguese: desanimar (pt), desalentar (pt), descoroçoar, abater (pt)
Romanian: descuraja (ro), demoraliza (ro)
Russian: приводи́ть в уны́ние impf ‎(privodítʹ v unýnije), привести́ в уны́ние pf ‎(privestí v unýnije), расхола́живать (ru) impf ‎(rasxoláživatʹ), расхолоди́ть (ru) pf ‎(rasxolodítʹ), обескура́живать (ru) impf ‎(obeskuráživatʹ), обескура́жить (ru) pf ‎(obeskurážitʹ)
Spanish: desalentar (es), descorazonar (es), desanimar (es)

Antonyms

(to discourage): hearten

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Webster 1913 Edition

Dishearten

Dis-heart′en

Webster 1828 Edition

Dishearten

DISHEARTEN

Definition 2024

dishearten

dishearten

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