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DISPIRITED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Filled with melancholy and despondency

Example:

feeling discouraged and downhearted

Synonyms:

blue; depressed; dispirited; down; down in the mouth; downcast; downhearted; gloomy; grim; low; low-spirited

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dejected (affected or marked by low spirits)

Derivation:

dispiritedness (a feeling of low spirits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

Example:

reacted to the crisis with listless resignation

Synonyms:

dispirited; listless

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

spiritless (lacking ardor or vigor or energy)

Derivation:

dispiritedness (a feeling of low spirits)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb dispirit

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