dishearten

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
• (America) IPA: /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/

Verb

dishearten (disheartens, present participle disheartening; past and past participle disheartened)

1. To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

Synonyms

• (to discourage) discourage

Antonyms

• (to discourage) hearten

Translations

• French: décourager
• German: entmutigen
• Italian: scoraggiare, avvilire, sconfortare
• Portuguese: desanimar, desalentar, descoroçoar, abater
• Russian: приводи́ть в уны́ние
• Spanish: desalentar, descorazonar, desanimar

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