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disheartens

disheartens is the third-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

Questions about disheartens

What is disheartens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disheartens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dishearten.

Words near disheartens in the dictionary

  1. dishearteneth
  2. disheartening
  3. dishearteningly
  4. disheartenment
  5. disheartenments
  6. disheartens
  7. dishearting
  8. dishearts
  9. dished
  10. dished off
  11. dished out

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