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dispirited

American  
[dih-spir-i-tid] / dɪˈspɪr ɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.

dispirited British  
/ dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. low in spirit or enthusiasm; downhearted or depressed; discouraged

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Other Word Forms

  • dispiritedly adverb
  • dispiritedness noun

Etymology

Origin of dispirited

First recorded in 1640–50; dispirit + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Skipper Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell continued the momentum as they peppered the boundary to finish unbeaten on 35 and 36 respectively, as a dispirited West Indies bowling attack ran out of ideas.

From BBC

Whitman says current EPA employees are “dispirited and frustrated.”

From Salon

At some point between his second-inning exit, and the Dodgers’ historic rally in the top of the fifth, a dispirited Flaherty decided against any further self-pity.

From Los Angeles Times

Sam Farmer’s pick: The injured and dispirited Saints have lost five in a row.

From Los Angeles Times

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