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dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːtən] vb
(tr) to weaken or destroy the hope, courage, enthusiasm, etc., of dishearteningly adv disheartenment n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dishearten Translations dishearten [dɪsˈhɑːtn] VT → desalentar, desanimar don't be disheartened! → ¡ánimo!, ¡no te desanimes! 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 使失去勇气 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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