dispirited
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 — 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: ↑ …
10dispirited — adjective Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened. So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load… …
