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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
dishearten .
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Examples
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Al-Sabban's negative approach to negotiations "disheartens" him, as does the ongoing "blame game" on climate change.
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My difference with Huffington's critics is that her success reassures rather than disheartens me as to the state of Internet journalism.
Robert Scheer: Betting on Arianna Robert Scheer 2011
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My difference with Huffington's critics is that her success reassures rather than disheartens me as to the state of Internet journalism.
Robert Scheer: Betting on Arianna Robert Scheer 2011
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The high after the inauguration to the recent string of either blatant dishonesty, or over scrutinized confirmations, disheartens us at a deep inner level that affects our confidence, our willingness to stay involved, and quite frankly leaves our collective hope on fragile ground.
Kari Henley: Citizen Confidence -- are Americans Having "Honeymoon Blues?" 2010
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The high after the inauguration to the recent string of either blatant dishonesty, or over scrutinized confirmations, disheartens us at a deep inner level that affects our confidence, our willingness to stay involved, and quite frankly leaves our collective hope on fragile ground.
Citizen Confidence -- are Americans Having "Honeymoon Blues?" 2010
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In talking with major league players, managers, and coaches over the course of this season, there's one issue that intrigues, enlightens and disheartens me.
Diplomacy now an essential skill for major league managers 2008
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In a perfect illustration of the simultaneous hope and frustration that characterizes the issue of maternal mortality, Okonjo-Iweala explained that what drives her is the same issue that disheartens her: the knowledge that we currently possess the information necessary to eradicate the majority of maternal deaths, but the lack of resources and political will has prevented sustained, measurable improvements in maternal health in the world's poorest countries.
Nandini Oomman: Women Deliver 2010: A Second Chance for the World to Deliver for Women Nandini Oomman 2010
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I have a few friends from Sri Lanka, and it always disheartens me to listen to them talk about the situation being unchangeably bad there.
Guest post 20 – Mihirini de Zoysa on the I Can project in Sri Lanka « Ken Wilson's Blog 2010
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The high after the inauguration to the recent string of either blatant dishonesty, or over scrutinized confirmations, disheartens us at a deep inner level that affects our confidence, our willingness to stay involved, and quite frankly leaves our collective hope on fragile ground.
Kari Henley: Citizen Confidence -- are Americans Having "Honeymoon Blues?" 2009
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Wathcing Obama go down that same road disheartens me and disappoints me.
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