dishearten
verb
dis·heart·en
(ˌ)dis-ˈhär-tᵊn 
disheartened; disheartening; disheartens
: to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
were disheartened by the news
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Examples of dishearten in a Sentence
The conflict between their families disheartened them.
we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill
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Patrice Peck, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
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Patrice Peck, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
That’s especially true after last week’s disheartening home loss to the division-rival San Francisco 49ers.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
This can be disheartening, especially when funding for alternative meat companies used to be more attainable.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Dishearten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishearten. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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dishearten
verb
dis·heart·en
(ˈ)dis-ˈhärt-ᵊn
: to deprive of courage and hope : discourage
disheartening
adjective
-ˈhärt-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ
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