adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of dishearten form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Discouraged, despairing.

   "He refused to get disheartened, even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose."

Adjective

1. 1
   made less hopeful or enthusiastic wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dejectedpessimisticatrabiliaryatrabiliousblithelessblue

Antonyms

All antonyms

brighthappyjovial

Example

More examples

"He was not a man to be disheartened by a single failure."

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