Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of disheartening, or the state of being disheartened or discouraged.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
disheartening . - noun The state of being
disheartened ;dejection .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- noun a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted
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Examples
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Rather than being an indication of a psychological problem, disheartenment is simply thought of as a kind of forgetfulness: you've forgotten that, for good reason, you actually do believe in yourself and your path.
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Sinema is a liberal Democrat in a largely Republican state, but her sense of disheartenment is shared across party lines.
Arizona leaders lament as state's image takes beating with new immigration law 2010
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Instead, the opposite of disheartenment could be recalling that you know yoga is good for you or the pleasure you get from teaching your child how to live and love, and the natural aspiration that arises from that.
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Sinema is a Democrat in a largely Republican state, but her sense of disheartenment is shared across party lines.
Arizona leaders lament as state's image takes beating with new immigration law 2010
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Worth remembering that any drop-off on election day will be almost entirely on the McCain side, as disheartenment takes hold.
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But if the change will offer opportunities for more robust health, for greater liberty, and for enjoying work instead of looking on it as a necessary evil, then surely disheartenment is out of place.
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And let no one suggest that Arabs do not have a sense of humour, the Middle-East online website captioning its photograph of the event: "A boost for the morale or further disheartenment for the boys?"
Have they missed anything? Richard 2006
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Of course anything built on a foundation of lies is destined to crumble and that accounts for the disheartenment both in America and Israel.
Mutually Assured Survival Or Mutually-Assured Destruction? 2007
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They can be improved, and American citizenship should arouse up from its disheartenment and see that it is done.
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But Doris Clausen must have sensed his disheartenment and taken pity on him.
The Fourth Hand Irving, John, 1942- 2001
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