disheartened

[ dis-hahr-tnd ]

adjective

having one’s hope, courage, or spirits depressed; discouraged or demoralized: I had been looking for work for months and was starting to get that disheartened feeling.

verb

Origin of disheartened

First recorded in 1610–20; dishearten + -ed² for the adjective; dishearten + -ed¹ for the verb

“I think he would have been disheartened, but knowing Lemkin he would not have lost faith,” says Belzberg.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’ | Nina Strochlic | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Another bishop was apparently disheartened to find the word “sin” appear only once in the entire document.
Catholic Church Says It’s OK to be Gay, Sort Of | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Stories about race were, at least in my disheartened experience, closed to comments.
You’re in Denial if You Think Steve Israel Is Wrong About GOP Racism | Michael Tomasky | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was a double defeat that left our community disappointed, disaffected, and disheartened.
Employee Non-Discrimination Act Must Be Passed | Winnie Stachelberg | April 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I've lived in Egypt since 2003 and much as I love it here I am sometimes disheartened and frustrated by the constant harassment.
Egypt's Women Rally Behind Lara Logan | Ursula Lindsey | February 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

His search has always hitherto been fruitless, and he has sunk back, disheartened, into the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
disheartened, the Confederates now fell back, leaving the field to those who had so valiantly defended it.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
But during the retreat he led the van and did yeoman service in restoring order among the disheartened troops.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
This flinching of the captain, just on the eve of a perilous campaign, naturally disheartened the whole army.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
That which would have disheartened and disarmed other men, seemed only to animate him with all Macbeth's wild courage of despair.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 | Various

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