dishearten

English

WOTD – 14 July 2008

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd

Proto-Germanic *hertô

Proto-West Germanic *hertā

Old English heorte

Middle English herte

English heart

English -en

English hearten

English dishearten

From dis- + hearten.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən

Verb

dishearten (third-person singular simple present disheartens, present participle disheartening, simple past and past participle disheartened)

(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
Synonym: discourage

Antonyms: hearten, encourage

The repeated failures began to dishearten the team.

Do not let criticism dishearten you.
- 1841, Lydia Sigourney, Pocahontas, Pocahontas Notes:
  As the storm darkens around him, his spirit grows more bright and serene. That which appals and disheartens others only animates him.

Derived terms

Translations

discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage

Belarusian: абезнадзе́іць impf (abjeznadzjéicʹ)
Bulgarian: обезсърчавам (bg) (obezsǎrčavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 令人愁悶 / 令人愁闷 (zh) (lìng rén chóumèn), 使沮喪 / 使沮丧 (zh) (shǐ jǔsàng)
Dutch: ontmoedigen (nl)
Finnish: lannistaa (fi)
French: décourager (fr)
Galician: desalentar (gl), desanimar (gl)
German: entmutigen (de)
Greek: αποκαρδιώνω (el) (apokardióno), αποθαρρύνω (el) (apotharrýno)
Italian: scoraggiare (it), avvilire (it), sconfortare (it)
Japanese: 落胆させる (ja) (らくたんさせる, rakutan saseru), がっかりさせる (ja) (gakkari saseru)
Macedonian: обеску́ражи (obeskúraži), обе́схрабри (obéshrabri)
Māori: whakatūoi, whakapāhunu, whakangākaukore, whakakiwakiwa, nonope
Old English: mistyhtan
Portuguese: desanimar (pt), desalentar (pt), descoroçoar, abater (pt)
Romanian: descuraja (ro), demoraliza (ro)
Russian: приводи́ть в уны́ние impf (privodítʹ v unýnije), привести́ в уны́ние pf (privestí v unýnije), расхола́живать (ru) impf (rasxoláživatʹ), расхолоди́ть (ru) pf (rasxolodítʹ), обескура́живать (ru) impf (obeskuráživatʹ), обескура́жить (ru) pf (obeskurážitʹ)
Spanish: desalentar (es), descorazonar (es), desanimar (es)
Thai: บั่นทอนจิตใจ
Welsh: digalonni (cy)

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