dis
hear
ten
Third Person
disheartens
Present Participle
disheartening
Past Tense
disheartened
Past Participle
disheartened
1
to cause someone to lose courage, enthusiasm, or hope
transitive
- Receiving a rejection letter can dishearten even the most determined job seeker.
- The failure of the project disheartened the entire team.
- Criticism from her peers disheartens her, but she perseveres.
- Despite the challenges, he refused to let the difficulties dishearten him.
- The constant criticism began to dishearten the passionate artist.
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