Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened.
--Macaulay.
Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dishearten — index deter, disappoint, discommode, discourage, dissuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dishearten — 1590s (first recorded in Henry V ), from DIS (Cf. dis ) the opposite of + HEARTEN (Cf. hearten). Related: Disheartened; disheartening … Etymology dictionary
dishearten — *discourage, dispirit, deject Analogous words: *depress, weigh: despair, despond (see corresponding adjectives at DESPONDENT) Antonyms: hearten Contrasted words: *encourage, inspirit, embolden, cheer, nerve, steel … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dishearten — [v] depress, ruin one’s hopes cast down, chill*, crush, damp, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deter, discourage, disincline, dismay, disparage, dispirit, get down*, humble, humiliate, indispose, put a damper on*, put down, shake, throw a … New thesaurus
dishearten — ► VERB ▪ cause to lose determination or confidence. DERIVATIVES disheartening adjective … English terms dictionary
dishearten — [dis härt′ n] vt. to deprive of courage or enthusiasm; discourage; depress; daunt disheartening adj. dishearteningly adv. disheartenment n … English World dictionary
dishearten — transitive verb Date: 1590 to cause to lose spirit or morale • dishearteningly adverb • disheartenment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
dishearten — disheartener, n. dishearteningly, adv. disheartenment, n. /dis hahr tn/, v.t. to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage. [1590 1600; DIS 1 + HEARTEN] Syn. dismay, daunt, deject, dispirit. * * * … Universalium
dishearten — verb /dɪsˈhɑː.tən,dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/ To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage. Syn: discourage Ant: hearten … Wiktionary
dishearten — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, awe, bar, beat down, cast down, chill, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, daunt, debar, deflect, deject, demoralize, depress, deter, disappoint, discontent, discourage, disgruntle,… … Moby Thesaurus
