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lose heart



VERB
despond
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Until recently, Natalya said, her husband had begun to lose heart.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

“We have money and people hours to donate, but people lose heart if in the end they get blocked,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

Referencing a passage, she encouraged people to "not lose heart."

From Fox News ● Aug. 18, 2021

His main advice when things go wrong is not to lose heart and to accept that learning might be slow.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2020

But I will lose heart for the telling if you don’t wake up, Djo.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple


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