Dishearten synonyms

dĭs-här'tn

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daunt
Daunt is defined as to intimidate someone.
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dismay
The definition of dismay is to ruin the courage of someone.
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depress
Depress is defined as to press down, make unhappy or less valuable.
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hearten (antonym)
To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
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dampen
To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
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get-down
To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
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discourage (related)
To persuade somebody not to do something.
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abash
Abash is defined as to cause someone to feel embarrassed or ill at ease.
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deject
To cast down in spirit; dishearten; depress
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demoralize
(Now Rare) To corrupt the morals of; deprave
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deter
To keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.
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dispirit
To lower the spirits of; make sad, discouraged, or apathetic; depress; deject
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humble
To lower in pride; make modest or humble in mind
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sadden
To render heavy or cohesive
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encourage (antonym)
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
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inspirit (antonym)
To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour
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help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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put off
To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
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despondent (related)
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frustrate (related)
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disappointed (related)
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demoralise (related)
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annoyed (related)
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dismayed (related)
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disconcert (related)
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crush
To oppress harshly
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Find another word for dishearten. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dishearten, like: daunt, dismay, depress, hearten, dampen, get-down, discourage, abash, deject, demoralize and deter.
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Dishearten Sentence Examples

  • Neither the opposition of Lord Palmerston, who considered the projected disturbance as too radical not to endanger the commercial position of Great Britain, nor the opinions entertained, in France as well as in England, that the sea in front of Port Said was full of mud which would obstruct the entrance to the canal, that the sands from the desert would fill the trenches - no adverse argument, in a word, could dishearten Ferdinand de Lesseps.

  • Though this may dishearten the systematist, Scourfield (1900) reminds us that " It was in a water-flea that Metschni koff first saw the leucocytes (or phagocytes) trying to get rid of disease germs by swallowing them, and was so led to his epochmaking discovery of the part played by these minute amoeboid corpuscles in the animal body."

  • The friendly attitude of France towards Italy during the period immediately subsequent to the occupation of Rome seemed to cow and to dishearten the Vatican.

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