- dispirited 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.
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dispirited adj
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dispirited — [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*,… … New thesaurus
dispirited — adj discouraged, disheartened, dejected, downcast, down hearted, crestfallen; in the doldrums, mopish, weary, out of sorts, Inf. down in the dumps; glum, forlorn, cheerless, sad, Inf. down in the mouth, heartsick, unhappy; depressed, despondent,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
dispirited — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
dispirited — [[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 … English dictionary
dispirited — dispiritedly, adv. dispiritedness, n. /di spir i tid/, adj. discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy. [1640 50; DISPIRIT + ED2] * * * … Universalium
dispirited — dis pir·it·ed || tɪd adj. downhearted, discouraged, despondent, dejected dis·pir·it || dɪ spɪrɪt v. dishearten, discourage, cause to lose hope or enthusiasm … English contemporary dictionary
dispirited — [dɪˈspɪrɪtɪd] adj no longer feeling any hope, enthusiasm, or interest … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spirit n — dispirited adj … English expressions
dispirit — v.tr. 1 (esp. as dispiriting adj.) make despondent; discourage. 2 (as dispirited adj.) dejected; discouraged. Derivatives: dispiritedly adv. dispiritedness n. dispiritingly adv … Useful english dictionary
dispirit — [di spir′it] vt. to lower the spirits of; make sad, discouraged, or apathetic; depress; deject dispirited adj. dispiritedly adv … English World dictionary
