dishearten.
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
Meaning & usage
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
The repeated failures began to dishearten the team.
Do not let criticism dishearten you.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart English -en English hearten English dishearten From dis- + hearten.
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