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dishearteningly

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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

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 (dɪsˈhɑːtən)
 
—vb
(tr) to weaken or destroy the hope, courage, enthusiasm, etc, of
 
dis'hearteningly
 
—adv
 
dis'heartenment
 
—n

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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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