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disheartener

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dis⋅heart⋅en

[dis-hahr-tn]
–verb (used with object)
to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.

Origin:
1590–1600; dis- 1 + hearten


dis⋅heart⋅en⋅er, noun
dis⋅heart⋅en⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅heart⋅en⋅ment, noun


dismay, daunt, deject, dispirit.
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