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Variant of dispirit

dispirit Definition

dispirit (di spirit)

transitive verb

to lower the spirits of; make sad, discouraged, or apathetic; depress; deject

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dispirited Synonyms

dispirited

modif.

dejected, depressed, disheartened; see sad 1.

dispirited Usage Examples

Object

  • bit: Now I was pleased to be thinking of my homeward journey even tho I was a bit dispirited by my painful condition.
  • people: This being presently finished, they gave the dispirited people good advice, and showed them how to furnish themselves with arms.
  • troop: To restore the situation General Jose Miaja took over personal command of the dispirited Republican troops on 15th February.
  • democrat: The jokes work as long as Franken sticks to the point of the book: delivering an entertaining polemic while rallying dispirited Democrats.
  • team: Mendieta led Ian Harte a merry dance and struck repeatedly at a dispirited team.
  • day: Hereupon a timorous guard was placed upon the fortification, where, dazed with fear, they became ever more dispirited day by day.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Avoiding the drop now looked to be beyond a very dispirited outfit.
  • increasingly: But I have spent several hours with these books and became increasingly dispirited.
  • rather: Rather dispirited I tried again, but there was no spark.
  • little: The second half was more of the same with the Huddersfield players guilty of wasting possession, perhaps looking a little dispirited.
  • not: But our lady, the cook, with true British pluck, was not dispirited.
  • pretty: I was feeling pretty dispirited, lacking in both enthusiasm and energy, and was forced to stop several times during the climb.