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dispirited
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·pir·it·ed       [di-spir-i-tid] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.

[Origin: 1640–50; dispirit + -ed2]

dis·pir·it·ed·ly, adverb
dis·pir·it·ed·ness, noun
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dis·pir·it       (dĭ-spĭr'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   dis·pir·it·ed, dis·pir·it·ing, dis·pir·its
To lower in or deprive of spirit; dishearten. See Synonyms at discourage.


[di(s)- + spirit.]

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dis·pir·it·ed       (dĭ-spĭr'ĭ-tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected. See Synonyms at depressed.

dis·pir'it·ed·ly adv.
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dispirited

adjective
1. marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation" 
2. filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" 

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Dispirited

Dis*pir"it*ed\, a. Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. -- Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pir"it*ed, n.

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