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1Dispirited — dis*pir it*ed, a. Depressed in spirits; deprived of cheer or enthusiasm; disheartened; discouraged; daunted. Syn: depressed, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low, low spirited, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized. [1913 Webster]… …
2dispirited — dis*pir it*ed, a. Depressed in spirits; deprived of cheer or enthusiasm; disheartened; discouraged; daunted. Syn: depressed, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low, low spirited, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized. [1913 Webster]… …
3dispirited — index despondent, disconsolate, lugubrious, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4dispirited — depressed, dejected, *downcast, disconsolate, woebegone Analogous words: sad, melancholy (see corresponding nouns at SADNESS): gloomy, glum, morose (see SULLEN): discouraged, disheartened (see DISCOURAGE) Antonyms: high spirited Contrasted words …
5dispirited — [adj] dejected, sad blue*, bummedout*, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, dragged*, funky*, gloomy, glum, in the doldrums, low, melancholy, morose, shot down*,… …
6Dispirited — Dispirit Dis*pir it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis + spirit.] 1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. [1913 Webster] Not dispirited with my… …
7dispirited — di|spir|ited [dıˈspırıtıd] adj someone who is dispirited does not feel as hopeful, eager, or interested in something as they were in the past ▪ At last, dispirited and weary, they gave up the search. >dispiritedly adv …
8dispirited — [[t]dɪspɪ̱rɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are dispirited, you have lost your enthusiasm and excitement. I left eventually at six o clock feeling utterly dispirited and depressed. Syn: dejected …
9dispirited adj — 1) When he no longer believed in ghosts he became quite dispirited. 2) When he lost his bottle of gin he became very dispirited …
10dispirited — adjective 1. marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm a dispirited and divided Party reacted to the crisis with listless resignation • Syn: ↑listless • Similar to: ↑spiritless • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
