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- Dictionarydisheartened/dɪsˈhɑːtnd/
adjective
- 1. having lost determination or confidence; dispirited: "a disheartened tone of voice"
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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.
Synonyms for DISHEARTENED: discouraged, disappointed, dispirited, dejected, saddened, crestfallen, depressed, unhappy; Antonyms of DISHEARTENED: optimistic, hopeful, ecstatic, exultant, exuberant, euphoric, enraptured, elated.
verb. dis· heart· en (ˌ)dis-ˈhär-tᵊn. disheartened; disheartening; disheartens. Synonyms of dishearten. transitive verb. : to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale. were disheartened by the news. dishearteningly. (ˌ)dis-ˈhärt-niŋ-lē. -ˈhär-tᵊn-iŋ- adverb. disheartenment. (ˌ)dis-ˈhär-tᵊn-mənt. noun. Synonyms.
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.
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.
Dishearten definition: to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage. . See examples of DISHEARTEN used in a sentence.
Disheartened definition: having one’s hope, courage, or spirits depressed; discouraged or demoralized. See examples of DISHEARTENED used in a sentence.
Definition of disheartened adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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. Just take it apart, and it quickly reveals its meaning.
