dispirited

[dih-spir-i-tid]

adjective

1. discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.

dispirited

/ dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• dispiritedness noun
• dispiritedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispirited¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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.

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

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The injured and dispirited Saints have lost five in a row.

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Related Words

• crestfallen 
• depressed 
• despondent 
• disheartened 
• glum