dishearten
pronunciation
How to pronounce dishearten in British English:
UK [dɪsˈhɑ:tn]
How to pronounce dishearten in American English:
US [dɪsˈhɑrtn]
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- Verb:
- take away the enthusiasm of
Word Origin
- dishearten (v.)
- 1590s (first recorded in "Henry V"), from dis- "the opposite of" + hearten. Related: Disheartened; disheartening.
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Example
- 1. To lower the spirits of ; dishearten .
- 2. Failure to denounce this weekend 's sham election would serve only to discredit the west and dishearten those brave russians who still hope for a democratic future .
- 3. No financial loss , career setbacks , worries or hardships can dishearten a man of iron will .
- 4. You have disheartened with lies the righteous whom I would never dishearten , and you have strengthened the wicked , that he might not turn away from his evil ways and so save his life .