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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.
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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)
Translations
Spanish dispirited [dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd] adjdesanimado, desalentado
French dispirited [dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪd] adjdécouragé(e)déprimé(e)
German dispirited [dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪd] adjentmutigt
Italian dispirited [dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪd] adjscoraggiato/a, abbattuto/a

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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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