as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispirited
Verb
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But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.—
Fannie Flagg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Obama discouraged Biden from running in 2016.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The outspoken owner wants to win and seems to be frustrated at the state of his team.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Showing up to the Walz event was May Dehaan’s way of trying to get Nunn to notice that his constituents are frustrated.—
HANNAH FINGERHUT,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The same race weekend saw Hamilton get knocked out of Q2 in qualifying, a setback that affected his morale significantly, prompting him to make statements to the media in a dejected state.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Yet people remain dejected about the economy, according to the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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Later, when Erica and Frank, Frankie's parents, returned from school without him, Beau looked visibly disappointed and refused to leave the hallway.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Whereas American Eagle and e.l.f. left their core customers feeling confused and disappointed.—
Katya Varbanova,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If management succeeds in achieving its ambitious growth targets while maintaining leverage control, the stock could experience a significant multiple expansion from its current depressed levels.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The protagonist here, though, is the depressed and alcoholic songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke, who else?), waiting to congratulate his former creative partner Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) and grappling with his own jealousy and insecurities.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Weapons plays along the same lines in this sub-genre’s sandbox, too, denying easy catharsis after wracking viewers’ nerves with its combination of pitch-black humor, abject grief, and superbly conducted jump scares.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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There can be no cure for this abject failure without a full, head-on attack on the medical establishment and a renewal of ethical priorities.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And a surprising amount of grace from staff who, although unhappy with the changes, felt respected.—
Taazima Kala,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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But the new move enables them to not only cement their life in Windsor for the long term, but also to leave some of those unhappy associations behind them.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.—
Julie Tremaine,
Peoplemag,
15 June 2024
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Its consumers are downcast, with youth unemployment rampant.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2024
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