dis|heart|en

dis|heart|en
dis|heart|en «dihs HAHR tuhn», transitive verb.
to cause to lose hope; discourage; depress; dispirit: »

Long illness is disheartening. The long drought disheartened the farmer.

SYNONYM(S): deject.

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