dispirit

[dih-spir-it]

verb (used with object)

1. to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.

dispirit

/ dɪˈspɪrɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to lower the spirit or enthusiasm of; make downhearted or depressed; discourage

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispirit¹

First recorded in 1635–45; di- ² + spirit

Example Sentences

Few sights could be more dispiriting to the rest of English soccer than Liverpool cruising to a championship last spring and immediately adding half a billion dollars’ worth of talent.

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He said the search had been dispiriting - especially when he saw firms repeatedly re-post openings he had been rejected from for lack of experience - and he was not optimistic it would improve soon.

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A dispiriting choke in the first game being followed by a credible draw in the second to keep hopes alive, only to then go out with a whimper in the final group match.

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Ireland faded late in the dispiriting loss to the All Blacks in Chicago and took 60 minutes to get going against Japan.

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Four months on from what happened, I am quite dispirited.

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Related Words

• deject 
• demoralize 
• discourage 
• dishearten 
• sadden