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to dishearten
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to cause someone to lose courage, enthusiasm, or hope
Transitive: to dishearten sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
dishearten
3rd person singular
disheartens
Present participle
disheartening
Past simple
disheartened
Past participle
disheartened
Examples
Receiving a rejection letter can dishearten even the most determined job seeker.
Lexical Tree
disheartening
disheartenment
dishearten
hearten
