1
[ adjective ] made less hopeful or enthusiastic

Synonyms

discouraged demoralized demoralised

Examples

"desperate demoralized people looking for work" "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

Related terms

pessimistic

2
[ adjective ] made less hopeful or enthusiastic

Synonyms

discouraged demoralized

Examples

"desperate demoralized people looking for work" "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

Related terms

pessimistic

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

D IH0 S HH AA1 R T AH0 N D

Similar Spelling

dishearten disheartening disheartenment dissertate

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