lose heart
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lose heart
verb loses heart · losing heart · lost heart
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To despair; to experience reduced morale; to become disheartened.
There's nothing so humbling as being a dunce in a foreign tongue, and if it weren't for her compassion, we'd have lost heart after two weeks.
Opposite: take heart
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verb to despair
| Español | desesperarse, desanimarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 灰心 huīxīn |
| Français | désespérer, se décourager |
| Deutsch | den Mut verlieren |
| Italiano | accasciarsi, disperarsi, abbattersi, scoraggiarsi, sfiduciarsi |
| Română | se descuraja |
| Русский | па́дать ду́хом pádatʹ dúxom, упа́сть ду́хом upástʹ dúxom, отча́иваться otčáivatʹsja, отча́яться otčájatʹsja, опуска́ть ру́ки opuskátʹ rúki, опусти́ть ру́ки opustítʹ rúki |
| Tiếng Việt | nản lòng |
| العربية | يَئِسَ yaʔisa, أُحْبِطَ ʔuḥbiṭa |
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title = {lose heart},
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