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Disheartening

[dis-hahr-tn]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.

Origin:
1590–1600; dis-¹ + hearten

Related forms

dis·heart·en·er, noun

dis·heart·en·ing·ly, adverb

dis·heart·en·ment, noun

un·dis·heart·ened, adjective

Synonyms
dismay, daunt, deject, dispirit.

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dishearten

1590s (first recorded in Shakespeare's "Henry V"), from dis- "the opposite of" (see dis-) + hearten, verb formed from figurative sense of heart. Related: Disheartened; disheartening.

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