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Adjective: disheartened  `dis'haa(r)tund
  1. Made less hopeful or enthusiastic
    "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
    - demoralized, demoralised [Brit], discouraged
Verb: dishearten  dis'haa(r)t(u)n
  1. Take away the enthusiasm of
    - put off

See also: disheartenment, pessimistic

Type of: discourage

Antonym: hearten

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