disheartenment

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

disheartenment
    n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn:
         {discouragement}, {disheartenment}, {dismay}]
    2: a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

disheartenment \dis*heart"en*ment\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n*ment), n.
   Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.
   [1913 Webster]

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