Dishearten

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To discourage; depress the spirits of; deject; impress with fear.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take away the enthusiasm of
  • Antonym
    hearten   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discourage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    depress    discourage    deter    terrify    deject