dishearten
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dishearten
- /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/ UK
- /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tən
verb disheartens · disheartening · disheartened
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To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
The repeated failures began to dishearten the team.
Similar: discourage · Opposite: hearten, encourage
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verb discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage
| Español | desalentar, descorazonar, desanimar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 落胆させる rakutan saseru, がっかりさせる gakkari saseru |
| 中文 | 令人愁悶 /令人愁闷 lìng rén chóumèn, 使沮喪 /使沮丧 shǐ jǔsàng |
| Português | desanimar, desalentar, descoroçoar, abater |
| Français | décourager |
| Deutsch | entmutigen |
| Italiano | scoraggiare, avvilire, sconfortare |
| Ελληνικά | αποκαρδιώνω apokardióno, αποθαρρύνω apotharrýno |
| Română | descuraja, demoraliza |
| Русский | приводи́ть в уны́ние privodítʹ v unýnije, привести́ в уны́ние privestí v unýnije, расхола́живать rasxoláživatʹ, расхолоди́ть rasxolodítʹ, обескура́живать obeskuráživatʹ, обескура́жить obeskurážitʹ |
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title = {dishearten},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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