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BNC: 33758 COCA: 18344

dishearten

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dishearten /dɪsˈhɑɚtn̩/ verb
disheartens; disheartened; disheartening
dishearten
/dɪsˈhɑɚtn̩/
verb
disheartens; disheartened; disheartening
Learner's definition of DISHEARTEN
[+ object]
: to cause (a person or group of people) to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to discourage (someone)使沮丧;使灰心丧气
often used as (be) disheartened常用作(be) disheartened

— disheartened

adjective [more disheartened; most disheartened]

— disheartening

adjective [more disheartening; most disheartening]

— dishearteningly

adverb
BNC: 33758 COCA: 18344

dishearten

verb

dis·​heart·​en (ˌ)dis-ˈhär-tᵊn How to pronounce dishearten (audio)
disheartened; disheartening; disheartens

transitive verb

: to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
were disheartened by the news
dishearteningly
(ˌ)dis-ˈhärt-niŋ-lē How to pronounce dishearten (audio)
-ˈhär-tᵊn-iŋ-
adverb
disheartenment noun

Example Sentences

The conflict between their families disheartened them. we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill
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Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dishearten was in 1590
BNC: 33758 COCA: 18344

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