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dispirited

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dis·pir·it·ed  (d-spr-td)
adj.
Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected. See Synonyms at depressed.

dis·pirit·ed·ly adv.

dispirited [dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd]
adj
low in spirit or enthusiasm; downhearted or depressed; discouraged
dispiritedly  adv
dispiritedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dispirited - marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
2.dispirited - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

dispirited
adjective disheartened, depressed, discouraged, down, low, sad, gloomy, glum, dejected, in the doldrums, despondent, downcast, morose, crestfallen, sick as a parrot (informal) I left feeling utterly dispirited.
Translations
dispirited [dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪd] ADJdesanimado, desalentado

dispirited [dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd] adj (= dejected) [person] → découragé(e), déprimé(e)

dispirited
adj, dispiritedly
adventmutigt

dispirited [dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪd] adjabbattuto/a, scoraggiato/a; (sigh) → di avvilimento
dispirited [dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪd] adjabbattuto/a, scoraggiato/a; (sigh) → di avvilimento

dispirited
adj dispirited [diˈspiritid]
sad and discouraged. moedeloos, mismoedig, ontmoedig مُثَبِّط الهِمَّه унил deprimovaný nedtrykt; modløs niedergeschlagen αποκαρδιωμένος desanimado, desalentado, deprimido tujust ära ناامید و دلسرد surullinen découragé מְדוּכָּא उदासीन potišten, malodušan csüggedt sedih, putus asa hnugginn, leiður scoraggiato 元気のない 의기소침한 prislėgtas, nusiminęs nospiests; nomākts lemah semangat moedeloos nedslått, motløs zniechęcony desalentado demoralizat удручённый deprimovaný, skľúčený potrt potišten modfälld ท้อใจ keyifsiz, neşesiz; cesareti kırılmış 垂頭喪氣的 засмучений, пригнічений مایوس chán nản


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Now, there is no occasion that any one should have the habit of body of a wrestler to be either a good citizen, or to enjoy a good constitution, or to be the father of healthy children; neither should he be infirm or too much dispirited by misfortunes, but between both these.
Jennings was kept away by the indisposition of her youngest daughter; and for this party, Marianne, wholly dispirited, careless of her appearance, and seeming equally indifferent whether she went or staid, prepared, without one look of hope or one expression of pleasure.
Old men and dull dispirited young ones who looked at her, after being in her company and talking to her a little while, felt as if they too were becoming, like her, full of life and health.
 
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