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dis⋅heart⋅en
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dɪsˈhɑr
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–verb (used with object)
to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
dis-
1
+
hearten
Related forms:
dis⋅heart⋅en⋅er,
noun
dis⋅heart⋅en⋅ing⋅ly,
adverb
dis⋅heart⋅en⋅ment,
noun
Synonyms:
dismay, daunt, deject, dispirit.
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dishearten
dis·heart·en
(dĭs-här'tn)
tr.v.
dis·heart·ened
,
dis·heart·en·ing
,
dis·heart·ens
To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at
discourage
.
dis·heart'en·ing·ly
adv.
,
dis·heart'en·ment
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
dishearten
1599 (first recorded in Shakespeare's "Henry V"), from
dis-
"the opposite of" +
hearten
, verb formed from fig. sense of
heart
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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