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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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It was an example of what appeared to be Tudor's 'tough love' approach, as opposed to Frank's warmer and more empathetic style, leaving the Spurs squad looking even more dispirited than when he arrived.

From BBC

“We are up to the summer of 1939, eighty-four years ago if my math is correct,” I added, throwing in an arithmetical flourish that thoroughly dispirited her.

From Literature

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

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