the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Depression of spirits; discouragement.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of dispiriting, or the state of being dispirited or dejected; discouragement.
Word Usage
"Delusion -- a seeming blessing, such as years and dispiritment will of themselves bring to most men, and which is indeed no blessing, since ever-continued battle is better than captivity."