dishearten
verb /dɪsˈhɑːtn/
  /dɪsˈhɑːrtn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dishearten |    /dɪsˈhɑːtn/   /dɪsˈhɑːrtn/  | 
| he / she / it disheartens |    /dɪsˈhɑːtnz/   /dɪsˈhɑːrtnz/  | 
| past simple disheartened |    /dɪsˈhɑːtnd/   /dɪsˈhɑːrtnd/  | 
| past participle disheartened |    /dɪsˈhɑːtnd/   /dɪsˈhɑːrtnd/  | 
| -ing form disheartening |    /dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ/   /dɪsˈhɑːrtnɪŋ/  | 
- dishearten somebody to make somebody lose hope or confidence synonym discourage
- Don't let this defeat dishearten you.