Dispirit

  • 121tire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weary, fatigue, bore, exhaust, jade, fag. See weariness. n. recap, retread; snow, spare, radial, tube, tubeless, or bias ply tire. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wheel, casing, tire and tube; see wheel 1 .… …

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  • 122cast down — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To discourage] Syn. dishearten, dispirit, sadden, depress; see depress 2 , discourage 1 . 2. [To overthrow] Syn. raze, demolish, wipe out; see defeat 1 , 2 , destroy 1 …

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  • 123dampen — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To wet] Syn. sprinkle, moisten, water; see moisten . 2. [To discourage] Syn. deaden, dispirit, dismay; see depress 2 , discourage 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. moisten wet, sprinkle, spray, rinse, humidify. 2.… …

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  • 124frighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strike with fear] Syn. scare, alarm, terrify, daunt, dismay, cow, terrorize, shock, startle, dishearten, abash, dispirit, throw into a fright, raise apprehension, intimidate, deter, threaten, prey on the mind, badger,… …

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  • 125weary — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. exhausted, fatigued, overworked; see tired . See Synonym Study at tired . v. 1. [To make weary] Syn. annoy, vex, distress, irk, tax, strain, overwork, exhaust, fatigue, tire, tucker out*, harass, bore, disgust,… …

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  • 126weigh down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. push down, pull down, hold down, burden, oppress; see also depress 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. saddle, encumber, load. see burden III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make sad or gloomy: deject, depress, dispirit,… …

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  • 127deject — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make sad or gloomy: depress, dispirit, oppress, sadden, weigh down. See HAPPY …

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  • 128dishearten — dis·heart·en || dɪs hɑːtn v. discourage, depress, dispirit …

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