| 单词 | dishearten |
| 释义 | dishearten (once / 1595 pages) v If someone tells you not to be disheartened, they want you to stay upbeat and positive. Something that brings you down or steals your sense of hope disheartens you. Uncracking the code of the verb dishearten couldn't be easier. Just take it apart, and it quickly reveals its meaning. Dis- is a prefix that means "not, un-, take away." Heart in its figurative sense means love, care, and good feelings. And the -en at the end shows the word is a verb with the sense of causing something to be. So dishearten means "to cause someone's 'heart' to be taken away." We were disheartened by the news of still more home foreclosures. WORD FAMILYdishearten: disheartened, disheartening, disheartenment, disheartens+/disheartened: disheartenedly/disheartening: dishearteningly/disheartenment: disheartenments/hearten: dishearten, heartened, heartening, heartens/heartening: hearteningly USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s an effort that grows more difficult with each disheartening defeat. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) She was grateful for the emotional support, but she, her family and the first responders were disheartened after receiving news from the intensive care unit. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) When you see the state of the country these days, are you disheartened? New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) v take away the enthusiasm of Syn|Ant|Hyper put off cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate give encouragement to discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged |
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