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verb · transitive · rare

dispirit

dispirit · dispirits · dispirited · dispiriting

entmutigen

To lower the morale ofTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

» Watching modern news coverage is a rather dispiriting exercise.

Meaning

1 senses

To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
entmutigen
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

Examples

3 sentences

Watching modern news coverage is a rather dispiriting exercise.
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Failing by so narrow a margin left Tom feeling dispirited.
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He became dispirited.
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Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

Lower the morale of:

Forms

dispirits, dispiriting, dispirited, dispirited

Base form	dispirit · to dispirit
3rd person singular	dispirits
Present participle	dispiriting
Past simple	dispirited
Past participle	dispirited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dispirit
he, she, it	dispirits

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dispirited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dispirited
he, she, it	has dispirited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dispirit

Word family

4 related words

Deriveddispiritedly dispiritedness dispiritingly dispiritment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

dispenseC1 dispenser disperseC2 displaceB2 displacement displayA2

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