Disheartened
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Disheartened is an adjective meaning Discouraged, despairing.
Meaning
Discouraged, despairing.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of dishearten
Example Sentences
He refused to get disheartened, even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.
Synonyms for disheartened
Depending on context, synonyms include dejected, dispirited, sad, downhearted, atrabiliary, atrabilious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include discouraged, pessimistic, demoralized, bummed, dismal, depressing.
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