disheartenment

Meanings

• verb

  The act of making someone lose hope or confidence; demoralizing.

  - "His failure disheartened the team."
  - "The bad news disheartened her."

• noun

  A feeling of deep disappointment, despondency, or despair.

  - "He felt disheartenment when his project was canceled."
  - "Her disheartenment was evident in her tears."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disheartenment
department , helmetment , restraintment

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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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disheartens, disheartening, disheartened

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Etymology

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Middle English desherten, from desherten (dis- + herten to harden). Related to heart.

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Trivia

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1. Disheartenment is a compound word, made up of 'dis-' and 'heart'.

2. The word 'disheartenment' first appeared in English literature in the 14th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. demoralization: A state of feeling discouraged, demotivated, or lacking in morale. Disheartenment can lead to demoralization.

2. despondency: A feeling of deep sadness or despair. Disheartenment can lead to despondency.

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Culture

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Disheartenment is often used in literature and poetry to describe the emotional state of a character. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth expresses her disheartenment after Macbeth's failed assassination attempt on Banquo: 'My heart is sorely charged.'

How to Memorize "disheartenment"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person losing hope and confidence, feeling discouraged and defeated. Imagine their body language and facial expressions.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feelings of sadness, disappointment, and loss of confidence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the etymology of the word: 'Dis-' means 'opposite' and 'heart' means 'confidence'. So, disheartenment means 'opposite of confidence'.

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