dishearten
verb (used with object)
to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
will dishearten
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future tenseof dishearten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The loss of their cannon will dishearten them, as well as lessen their power for evil.
From Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
"Or else the report that the gate is closed and the place guarded will dishearten them," returned his cousin.
From On the Trail of Pontiac by Edward Stratemeyer
There are some who say that the Sikh will go on under circumstances which will dishearten and discourage his rival, and that if the latter has more dash he has less stamina.
From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Winston Churchill
