disheartened

Meanings

• feeling of great sadness, despondence, or despair

  - "After receiving the news, John was disheartened."
  - "The long-term illness left Mary disheartened and struggling to find the energy to carry on with her daily routine."
  - "The failure of the business venture left the team disheartened and unsure of their next steps."

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Antonyms

encourage , hearten

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Synonyms

discourage , dejected , dispirited , down in the dumps , down in the mouth , sad

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disheartened
heartened , entrenched , encamped , encountered

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Homonyms

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1. heartened () : having regained courage, spirits, or strength
   

2. heartened () : making the heart cheerful or glad; encouraging, comforting, or consoling
   

3. heartened () : providing the heart with strength, courage, or vitality; fortifying, strengthening, or invigorating the heart
   

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Homophones

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1. hartened
   

2. hartenated
   

3. heartnetted
   

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Variants

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dishearten , disheartened , disheartening , dishearteningly , disheartenment , disheartenments , disheartens

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Forms

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The past tense and past participle forms of disheartened are heartened and heartened, respectively.

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Etymology

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From Old English 'heorteanian', meaning 'to make the heart sad'

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Trivia

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1. Disheartened is a homonym for the word heartened, which has a completely different meaning.

2. The word disheartened comes from the Old English word 'heorteanian', which means 'to make the heart sad'.

3. The word disheartened is often used interchangeably with the words demoralized, dejected, or dispirited.

4. In literature, the word disheartened is often used to describe a character's emotional state after experiencing a setback or failure.

5. In art, the word disheartened is often used to describe a scene or image that evokes a feeling of sadness, despondency, or despair.

6. In music, the word disheartened is often used to describe a piece of music that evokes a feeling of sadness, despondency, or despair.

7. The word disheartened is a homonym for the word heartened, which has a completely different meaning.

8. The word disheartened comes from the Old English word 'heorteanian', which means 'to make the heart sad'.

9. The word disheartened is often used interchangeably with the words demoralized, dejected, or dispirited.

10. In literature, the word disheartened is often used to describe a character's emotional state after experiencing a setback or failure.

11. In art, the word disheartened is often used to describe a scene or image that evokes a feeling of sadness, despondency, or despair.

12. In music, the word disheartened is often used to describe a piece of music that evokes a feeling of sadness, despondency, or despair.

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Culture

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