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dispirit
dis·pir·it D0280800 (dĭ-spĭr′ĭt)tr.v. dis·pir·it·ed, dis·pir·it·ing, dis·pir·its To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten. See Synonyms at discourage.
[di(s)- + spirit.]dispirit (dɪˈspɪrɪt) vb (tr) to lower the spirit or enthusiasm of; make downhearted or depressed; discouragedis•pir•it (dɪˈspɪr ɪt)
v.t. to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; discourage; dishearten. [1635–45] dispirit
Past participle: dispirited
Gerund: dispiriting
| Imperative |
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| dispirit | | dispirit |
| Present |
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| I dispirit | | you dispirit | | he/she/it dispirits | | we dispirit | | you dispirit | | they dispirit |
| Preterite |
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| I dispirited | | you dispirited | | he/she/it dispirited | | we dispirited | | you dispirited | | they dispirited |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dispiriting | | you are dispiriting | | he/she/it is dispiriting | | we are dispiriting | | you are dispiriting | | they are dispiriting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dispirited | | you have dispirited | | he/she/it has dispirited | | we have dispirited | | you have dispirited | | they have dispirited |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dispiriting | | you were dispiriting | | he/she/it was dispiriting | | we were dispiriting | | you were dispiriting | | they were dispiriting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dispirited | | you had dispirited | | he/she/it had dispirited | | we had dispirited | | you had dispirited | | they had dispirited |
| Future |
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| I will dispirit | | you will dispirit | | he/she/it will dispirit | | we will dispirit | | you will dispirit | | they will dispirit |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dispirited | | you will have dispirited | | he/she/it will have dispirited | | we will have dispirited | | you will have dispirited | | they will have dispirited |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dispiriting | | you will be dispiriting | | he/she/it will be dispiriting | | we will be dispiriting | | you will be dispiriting | | they will be dispiriting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dispiriting | | you have been dispiriting | | he/she/it has been dispiriting | | we have been dispiriting | | you have been dispiriting | | they have been dispiriting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dispiriting | | you will have been dispiriting | | he/she/it will have been dispiriting | | we will have been dispiriting | | you will have been dispiriting | | they will have been dispiriting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dispiriting | | you had been dispiriting | | he/she/it had been dispiriting | | we had been dispiriting | | you had been dispiriting | | they had been dispiriting |
| Conditional |
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| I would dispirit | | you would dispirit | | he/she/it would dispirit | | we would dispirit | | you would dispirit | | they would dispirit |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dispirited | | you would have dispirited | | he/she/it would have dispirited | | we would have dispirited | | you would have dispirited | | they would have dispirited |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dispirit - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"cast down, deject, depress, dismay, demoralise, demoralize, get downchill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged |
dispiritverb1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic:discourage, dishearten.2. To make sad or gloomy:deject, depress, oppress, sadden, weigh down.Translationsdispirit
Synonyms for dispiritverb to make less hopeful or enthusiasticSynonymsverb to make sad or gloomySynonyms- deject
- depress
- oppress
- sadden
- weigh down
Synonyms for dispiritverb lower someone's spiritsSynonyms- cast down
- deject
- depress
- dismay
- demoralise
- demoralize
- get down
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