disheartenverb [ T ]
uk/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/us/dɪsˈhɑːr.tən/to make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy
Synonym
discourage
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Discouraging and putting off
- aversive
- cold
- daunt
- daunting
- deter
- deterrence
- discourage
- discouragement
- disincentive
- emasculate
- pour/throw cold water on sth idiom
- put
- put a spoke in sb's wheel idiom
- spoil
- spoil sb's party idiom
- take the wind out of sb's sails idiom
- throw
- throw cold water on sth idiom
- wind 1
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disheartened
adjective uk/dɪsˈhɑː.tənd/us/dɪsˈhɑːr.tənd/
She was very disheartened by the results of the test.
disheartening
adjective uk/dɪsˈhɑː.tən.ɪŋ/us/dɪsˈhɑːr.tən.ɪŋ/
disheartening news