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adjective

as in disheartened

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verb

past tense of dispirit
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report

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Recent Examples of dispirited
Adjective
Other than dispirited Red Sox fans still smarting over the ’75 World Series, nobody really hated those Reds. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Immediately, a dispirited city administration came to life, with particular focus on quality-of-life issues affecting residents and visitors. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026 People should be more excited and less dispirited about artificial intelligence, according to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 Another resident, Matt Fontenot, described a dispirited town that spent the week on edge. — Alexandra Koch , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Kiju tried to say more, but she was dispirited, and nothing came out. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Roosevelt offered frightened and dispirited Americans a vision of a secure future. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Purists and fans were dispirited; this 650 hp engine had its own fan base for its throaty power and engineering marvel. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 After their excellent but somewhat overlooked 2023 album 3D Country — which occasionally evokes the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — the band was feeling dispirited. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026 Destitute and dispirited, the family soon joined relatives in Durban on South Africa’s east coast. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 Jett, her veteran superstar, is getting old; the other players are dispirited. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026 Trump ends the year weak and unpopular, his coalition dispirited and riven by infighting. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025 Mirthless Minnesota Vikings fans eager for a change at quarterback or playcaller may be further dispirited by head coach Kevin O'Connell's messaging. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispirited
  1. disheartened
  2. discouraged
  3. dejected
  4. frustrated
  5. disappointed
  6. depressed
  7. abject
  8. unhappy
Adjective
  • And whose heart didn’t swell with pride when the disheartened Malinin immediately pulled himself together to congratulate Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who skated away with the top honors?
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of disheartened
Verb
  • One card was from a Syrian woman whose family discouraged her from sitting for an on camera to share her experiences as a refugee – so Sachs settles for filming a tribute to the woman’s cooking skills.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The coroner strongly discouraged him from viewing the remains.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Adjective
  • The Melbourne duo taps into trip-hop’s essential strangeness on its latest album, trading the genre’s boilerplate languor for dejected moods, menacing auras, and slippery, all-consuming bass.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In Brand New Day, Peter resumes his duties as a friendly neighborhood superhero in New York City, but also remains dejected that MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) are moving on with their lives without any memory of his love and friendship.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of dejected
Verb
  • The tight margins, after campaigning by both sides, show the measure is a tricky one for Californians who value environmental protections but are frustrated by the state’s high housing and utility costs, Baldassare said.
    — Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some of his closest Middle East advisers, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, had grown frustrated with the Israeli leader.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of frustrated
Adjective
  • Unfortunately for fans who had been eagerly hoping to see Skarsgård’s wicker member up close and personal in the film, they might be slightly disappointed.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone hoping Luka's generosity would carry over to the concession stands inside would be sorely disappointed.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappointed
Adjective
  • Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In the event of a severe winter or import bottlenecks, depressed storage levels not only narrow Europe's capacity to absorb supply shocks but also risk driving natural gas prices higher.
    — , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • The real world is an oppressive patriarchy, while the Kens taking over in the Barbie world is an abject disaster that must be fixed by the Barbies returning to rule their fictional world.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Choosing the most abject—or unfortunate—car names will never not be funny.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of abject
Adjective
  • Many of the women in the packed courtroom gallery appeared unhappy when the sentences were rendered.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Andy’s view Almost 14 years into Xi Jinping’s norm-busting reign, just about everybody is unhappy with his economy.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of unhappy

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