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dishearten

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dis·heart·en  (ds-härtn)
tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens
To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage.

dis·hearten·ing·ly adv.
dis·hearten·ment n.

dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːtən]
vb
(tr) to weaken or destroy the hope, courage, enthusiasm, etc., of
dishearteningly  adv
disheartenment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dishearten - take away the enthusiasm of
discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate - give encouragement to

dishearten
verb discourage, depress, crush, dash, deter, dismay, daunt, cast down, dispirit, deject These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope.
encourage, lift, rally, hearten, cheer up, perk up, buck up (informal), gee up
Translations
dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːtn] VTdesalentar, desanimar
don't be disheartened!¡ánimo!, ¡no te desanimes!

dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːrtən] vt [+ person] → décourager

dishearten
vtentmutigen; don’t be disheartened!nun verlieren Sie nicht gleich den Mut!, nur Mut!

dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːtn] vtscoraggiare
dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːtn] vtscoraggiare

dishearten
v dishearten [disˈhaːtn]
to take courage or hope away from The failure of her first attempt disheartened her. ontmoedig, afskrik يُثَبِّطُ الهِمَّه، يوهِنُ العَزيمَه обезсърчавам vzít odvahu gøre modløs; gøre beklemt entmutigen αποκαρδιώνω desalentar, desanimar masendama ناامید کردن؛ دلسرد و بیمناک کردن lannistaa décourager לְרָפּוֹת יְדֵי- मन तोड़ना obeshrabriti se, izgubiti nadu elcsüggeszt menurunkan semangat draga kjark úr scoraggiare がっかりさせる 기운을 잃게 하다 atimti pasitikėjimą/viltį laupīt cerības/drosmi tawar hati ontmoedigen gjøre motløs/beklemt zniechęcić desanimar a descuraja приводить в уныние vziať odvahu vzeti pogum obeshrabriti göra modfälld ทำให้ท้อแท้ cesaretini kırmak 使失去勇氣 засмучувати, позбавляти бадьорості حوصلہ پست کرنا، مایوس کرنا làm chán nản 使


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All these precautions having been taken, and it being now quite dark, those in command awaited the result in some anxiety: and not without a hope that such vigilant demonstrations might of themselves dishearten the populace, and prevent any new outrages.
Many sound bees had nursed on that frame, well knowing their work was useless; but the actual sight of even useless work destroyed disheartens a good worker.
We are cheered when we observe the vulture feeding on the carrion which disgusts and disheartens us, and deriving health and strength from the repast.
 
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