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/dɪspˈɪrətɪd/ Listen

verb

Dispirit v. t. (past & past part. dispirited; pres. part. dispiriting)

To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. "Not dispirited with my afflictions." "He has dispirited himself by a debauch."

To distill or infuse the spirit of. (Obs. or R.) "This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book into the scholar."

Synonyms: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down; intimidate; daunt; cow.

adjective

dispirited adj. Depressed in spirits; deprived of cheer or enthusiasm; disheartened; discouraged; daunted.

Synonyms: depressed, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low, low-spirited, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized.

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Etymology of 'Dispirited'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dispirited" Quotes from Famous Books

... councils, not only divided by internal dissensions, but in the highest degree venal and corrupt; the Regent without full powers to act on the spot, and the King at a distance; his adherents in the provinces few, uncertain, and dispirited; the faction numerous and powerful; two-thirds of the people irritated against popery and desirous of a change—such was the unfortunate weakness of the Government, and the more unfortunate still that this weakness was so well ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1-20 • Various

... Brigadier-General in Command rode up to the gates and found a tired and haggard group of officers awaiting him. They received him without cheers or indeed any outward sign of rejoicing. They waited in a dead silence, like beaten and dispirited men. They were beginning to pay the price of their ...

— The Broken Road • A. E. W. Mason

... not reached the smiling stage just then, and was revolving her speech in rather a dispirited way. Reliable! I knew I was that; when all at once she left off looking at me, and began talking to ...

— Esther - A Book for Girls • Rosa Nouchette Carey

... eager inquiry for Uncle Everard she made answer that he had been called out on business, and to Bernard she added that Hafiz had sent him a message by one of the servants, and she supposed he had gone to Rustam Karin's stall in the bazaar. She looked pale and dispirited, but she joined in Tessa's delighted appreciation of the entertainment which now was ...

— The Lamp in the Desert • Ethel M. Dell

... to the wife of one of our neighbours, that, we began to think he would have to be seriously expostulated with. Dandy Jack was restless, betraying less interest than usual in his personal appearance, and talking of going to Auckland for a spell. All of us were getting gloomy and dispirited. Our life didn't seem to be so glorious a one as usual. But relief came ...

— Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) - or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand • William Delisle Hay

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