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dishearten
verb as in depress, ruin one's hopes
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He said nothing, not wishing perhaps to dishearten his companion.
While they dishearten the irresolute, they stimulate the brave.
Fortune may be kind or be unkind, it shall neither dishearten me nor uplift me.
It is an immense problem, often enough to dishearten good men and women.
No, no, there is nothing encouraging about it; and as for disheartening, nothing ought to dishearten a seaman.
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On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dishearten, such as: daunt, deject, demoralize, deter, discourage, and dismay.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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