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disheartenest

disheartenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of dishearten.

Meaning of dishearten

Verb

dishearten (third-person singular simple present disheartens, present participle disheartening, simple past and past participle disheartened)

  1. (transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
    • The repeated failures began to dishearten the team.
    Synonyms:
    discourage
    Antonyms:
    hearten, encourage

Origin of disheartenest

dishearten + -est

Questions about disheartenest

What is disheartenest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disheartenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of dishearten.

Words near disheartenest in the dictionary

  1. dishearten
  2. disheartened
  3. disheartenedly
  4. disheartener
  5. dishearteners
  6. disheartenest
  7. dishearteneth
  8. disheartening
  9. dishearteningly
  10. disheartenment
  11. disheartenments

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