disheartened
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disheartened \dis*heart"ened\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'nd), adj.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic; as, their lack of interest
disheartened the instructor. [Narrower terms: pessimistic
(vs. optimistic)]
Syn: demoralized, discouraged.
[WordNet 1.5]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n), v. t. [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.
[1913 Webster]
Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened.
--Macaulay.
Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter;
terrify.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "disheartened":
bowed-down, cast down, dashed, dejected, depressed, despairing,
despondent, desponding, discouraged, dispirited, down, downcast,
downhearted, drooping, droopy, feeling low, heartless,
hypochondriac, hypochondriacal, in low spirits, in the depths,
in the doldrums, in the dumps, languishing, low, low-spirited,
pessimistic, pining, spiritless, subdued, suicidal, weary of life,
woebegone, world-weary
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