disheartens
- present tense form of dishearten (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“It saddens me, it disgusts me and disheartens me,” Alvarez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
"It disgusts me and disheartens me that people in our nation seem incapable of being decent people."
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2022
It allows those who are responsible to remain unaccountable, and it disheartens those who seek to do the right thing.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
And so the familiarity of McBride’s M.O. disheartens.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2019
We are cheered when we observe the vulture feeding on the carrion which disgusts and disheartens us, and deriving health and strength from the repast.
From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David
