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[ verb ] take away the enthusiasm of

Synonyms

put_off

Used in print

(Sexology, 28:1...)

This is a very common experience and should in_no_way discourage or dishearten either husband or wife .

(Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)

In other municipalities the difficulties in overcoming the financial burden have been sufficiently great to dishearten proponents of fiscal_year changes .

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