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dishearten

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dis⋅heart⋅en

  [dis-hahr-tn]
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–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

Synonyms:
dismay, daunt, deject, dispirit.
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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.
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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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