ungladden

English

Etymology

un- +‎ gladden

Verb

ungladden (third-person singular simple present ungladdens, present participle ungladdening, simple past and past participle ungladdened)

1. (transitive, nonce word) To take the gladness from.
   • Ambrose Bierce

     Removed to alien scenes, amid the strife
     Of urban odors to ungladden life […]