Meanings
verbdispirit (third-person singular simple present dispirits, present participle dispiriting, simple past and past participle dispirited)
present singular third person dispirits · participle present dispiriting · participle past dispirited · past dispirited · alternative disspirit
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
More synonyms by meaning
verblower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritu
- Old Frenchespirit
- Middle Englishspirit
- Englishspirit
- Englishdispirit
Translations
Bulgarian обезкуражавам, обезсърчавам
- обезкуражавам (obezkuražavam)Lower the morale of
- обезсърчавам (obezsărčavam)Lower the morale of
Czech srazit
- srazitLower the morale of
Dutch ontmoedigen
- ontmoedigenLower the morale of
Finnish masentaa, lannistaa
- masentaaLower the morale of
- lannistaaLower the morale of
French décourager
- découragerLower the morale of
German entmutigen
- entmutigenLower the morale of
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dispirit
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APA
dispirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispirit
MLA
“dispirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispirit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispirit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispirit.
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