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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened}; p. pr & vb n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of to deject. Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay. Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dishearten v : take away the enthusiasm of [syn: {put off}] [ant: {cheer}]
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