disheartenment

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noun

The act of disheartening.

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discouragementdismay
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Meanings

noundisheartenment (countable and uncountable, plural disheartenments)

plural disheartenments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of disheartening.
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being disheartened; dejection.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

Similar
discouragementdismay
Broader
despair
Also see
discouragementdismay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dishearten + -ment.

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Cite this entry
APA

disheartenment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disheartenment

MLA

“disheartenment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disheartenment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disheartenment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disheartenment.

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