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- [dis-hahr-tn]
- /dɪsˈhɑr tn/
- /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-hahr-tn]
- /dɪsˈhɑr tn/
Definitions of disheartened word
- verb with object disheartened to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage. 1
- noun disheartened Discouraged, despairing. 1
- adjective disheartened If you are disheartened, you feel disappointed about something and have less confidence or less hope about it than you did before. 0
- adjective disheartened disappointed about something and having less confidence or less hope about it than before 0
- verb disheartened simple past tense and past participle of dishearten. 0
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Origin of disheartened
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; dis-1 + hearten
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Parts of speech for Disheartened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disheartened popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disheartened
adjective disheartened
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- dismayed — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
Antonyms for disheartened
adj disheartened
adjective disheartened
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
verb disheartened
- enlivened — Simple past tense and past participle of enliven.
- galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- indurated — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
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