disheartenment

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The letter, titled "Authors for Libraries," expresses disheartenment about "the recent attacks against libraries being made in our name by trade associations such as the Association of American Publishers and the Publishers Association."

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2022

"And I've missed my apprenticeship!" said Desire, with changed voice and face, falling back into her disheartenment again.

From Real Folks by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

Fatigue and worry are succeeded by profound disheartenment.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah

It was more than chagrin, more than the disheartenment of the workman at failure, when he lost a patient.

From Fidelity A Novel by Glaspell, Susan

But he was still too much the successful detective to allow his disheartenment to be seen by his admiring subordinate.

From The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Green, Anna Katharine