Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dispirited"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of;
to dishearten; to discourage.
Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden.
He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
This makes a man master of his learning, and
dispirits the book into the scholar. --Fuller.
Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast
down; intimidate; daunt; cow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dispirited \Dis*pir"it*ed\, a.
Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. --
{Dis*pir"it*ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pir"it*ed}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dispirited
adj 1: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited
and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with
listless resignation" [syn: {listless}]
2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue},
{depressed}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down
in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]
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