disheartenment

Example Sentences

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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

Sick people ofttimes fall into a mood of disheartenment and self-pity which seriously retards their recovery.

From Making the Most of Life by Miller, J. R. (James Russell)

Elijah, for example, in a season of disheartenment and despondency, gave it as part of the exceptional burden of his life that he was the only one in the field for God.

From Making the Most of Life by Miller, J. R. (James Russell)

What would prevent the beauty from seeing it also and preempting to herself the honors of his disheartenment?

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

"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)