Thesaurus / dishearten
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Other people might have been disheartened by such unrelenting proximity to pain, but the knowledge that things could be worse filled Diaz, a relentless optimist, with a profound sense of calm.
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He said nothing, not wishing perhaps to dishearten his companion.
THE BEACH OF DREAMSH. DE VERE STACPOOLE
While they dishearten the irresolute, they stimulate the brave.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FRANK G. ALLEN, MINISTER OF THE GOSPELFRANK G. ALLEN
Fortune may be kind or be unkind, it shall neither dishearten me nor uplift me.
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA, VOL. XV. (OF XXI.)THOMAS CARLYLE
It is an immense problem, often enough to dishearten good men and women.
AN INTERPRETATION OF RUDOLF EUCKEN'S PHILOSOPHYW. TUDOR JONES
No, no, there is nothing encouraging about it; and as for disheartening, nothing ought to dishearten a seaman.
THE PATHFINDERJAMES FENIMORE COOPER
He had no wish to dishearten him, but he knew there was little chance of his being successful.
THE SWEEP WINNERNAT GOULD
But is a man of very happy-go-lucky type whom it is hard to dishearten.
CLASS OF '29ORRIE LASHIN AND MILO HASTINGS
WORDS RELATED TO DISHEARTEN
- abase
- afflict
- ail
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- bother
- bug
- bum out
- cast down
- chill
- cow
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- daunt
- debase
- debilitate
- degrade
- desolate
- devitalize
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- distress
- disturb
- drag
- drain
- dull
- enervate
- faze
- keep under
- lower
- mock
- mortify
- oppress
- perturb
- press
- put down
- reduce
- reduce to tears
- run down
- sadden
- sap
- scorn
- slow
- throw cold water on
- torment
- trouble
- try
- turn one off
- upset
- weaken
- weary
- weigh down
- abase
- afflict
- ail
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- bother
- bug
- bum out
- cast down
- chill
- cow
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- daunt
- debase
- debilitate
- degrade
- desolate
- devitalize
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- distress
- disturb
- drag
- drain
- dull
- enervate
- faze
- keep under
- lower
- mock
- mortify
- oppress
- perturb
- press
- put down
- reduce
- reduce to tears
- run down
- sadden
- sap
- scorn
- slow
- throw cold water on
- torment
- trouble
- try
- turn one off
- upset
- weaken
- weary
- weigh down
- abort
- baffle
- balk
- bring to naught
- bungle
- cast down
- chagrin
- circumvent
- come to nothing
- dash
- dash hopes
- deceive
- delude
- disconcert
- disenchant
- disgruntle
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dissatisfy
- dumbfound
- embitter
- fail
- fall down on
- fall flat
- fall short of
- foil
- founder
- hamper
- hinder
- leave in the lurch
- let down
- miscarry
- mislead
- not show
- put out
- ruin prospects
- stand up
- tease
- thwart
- torment
- vex
- abash
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- bewilder
- bother
- chill
- confound
- daunt
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dispirit
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dumbfound
- embarrass
- faze
- flummox
- fluster
- foul up
- frighten
- get to
- horrify
- louse up
- mess up
- muck up
- mystify
- nonplus
- paralyze
- perplex
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- scare
- screw up
- shake
- snafu
- take aback
- terrify
- terrorize
- throw
- throw into a tizzy
- unhinge
- unnerve
- upset
- abash
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- bewilder
- bother
- chill
- confound
- daunt
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dispirit
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dumbfound
- embarrass
- faze
- flummox
- fluster
- foul up
- frighten
- get to
- horrify
- louse up
- mess up
- muck up
- mystify
- nonplus
- paralyze
- perplex
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- scare
- screw up
- shake
- snafu
- take aback
- terrify
- terrorize
- throw
- throw into a tizzy
- unhinge
- unnerve
- upset
- abash
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- bewilder
- bother
- chill
- confound
- daunt
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- disillusion
- dispirit
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dumbfound
- embarrass
- faze
- flummox
- fluster
- foul up
- frighten
- get to
- horrify
- louse up
- mess up
- muck up
- mystify
- nonplus
- paralyze
- perplex
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- scare
- screw up
- shake
- snafu
- take aback
- terrify
- terrorize
- throw
- throw into a tizzy
- unhinge
- unnerve
- upset
- abuse
- belittle
- chill
- cry down
- decry
- defame
- degrade
- deject
- demoralize
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- dis
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- dishearten
- dismiss
- dispirit
- dispraise
- downcry
- dump on
- lower
- malign
- minimize
- pan
- put down
- put hooks in
- rap
- ridicule
- roast
- run down
- scorch
- scorn
- slam
- slander
- smear
- sour grapes
- tear down
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- write off
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