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Verb: dishearten  dis'haa(r)-t(u)n
  1. Take away the enthusiasm of
    "But what was there to dishearten the spirit?"
    - put off

Derived forms: disheartened, disheartening, disheartens

See also: disheartenment

Type of: discourage

Antonym: hearten

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