Dishearten

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  • transitive verb. To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit. synonym: discourage.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To discourage; depress the spirits of; deject; impress with fear.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. take away the enthusiasm of
    • Word Usage
    "This is to dishearten the Kristianos outside, break their spirit."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    hearten  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    discourage  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    anticipate  avert  awe  bar  beat down  
    verb-form
    disheartened  disheartening  disheartens  
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