dispirit

English

Alternative forms

• disspirit

Etymology

From dis- +‎ spirit.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹɪt

Verb

dispirit (third-person singular simple present dispirits, present participle dispiriting, simple past and past participle dispirited)

1. (transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

   Synonyms: deject, get down; see also Thesaurus:sadden

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dispiritedly
• dispiritedness
• dispiritingly
• dispiritment

Translations

Lower the morale of

• Bulgarian: обезкуражавам (bg) (obezkuražavam), обезсърчавам (bg) (obezsǎrčavam)
• Czech: srazit (cs)
• Dutch: ontmoedigen (nl)
• Finnish: masentaa (fi), lannistaa (fi)
• French: décourager (fr)
• German: entmutigen (de)