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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay.
Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dishearten
verb: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: {put off}] [ant: {cheer}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "dishearten": anticipate, avert, awe, bar, beat down, cast down, chill, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, daunt, debar, deflect, deject, demoralize, depress, deter, disappoint, discontent, discourage, disgruntle, disparage, dispirit, displease, dissatisfy, estop, exclude, faze, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, help, keep from, keep off, knock down, lower, lower the spirits, obviate, oppress, overawe, preclude, press down, prevent, prohibit, put out, repel, rule out, sadden, save, shake, sink, stave off, stop, turn aside, ward off, weigh heavy upon, weigh upon
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