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dispirited

UK/dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/

dispirited is the simple past and past participle of dispirit.

Meaning of dispirit

Verb

dispirit (third-person singular simple present dispirits, present participle dispiriting, simple past and past participle dispirited)

  1. (transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

Adjective

dispirited (comparative more dispirited, superlative most dispirited)

  1. Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
    • So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.
    • The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy.2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian

Forms of dispirited

comparativemore dispirited
superlativemost dispirited

Words formed from dispirited

Questions about dispirited

What does dispirited mean?
Dispirited means without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
What is dispirited the simple past and past participle of?
Dispirited is the simple past and past participle of dispirit.
What part of speech is dispirited?
Dispirited is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dispirited?
Dispirited is pronounced /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/ (UK).

Words near dispirited in the dictionary

  1. disphyllids
  2. dispicable
  3. dispiration
  4. dispirations
  5. dispirit
  6. dispirited
  7. dispiritedly
  8. dispiritedness
  9. dispiriting
  10. dispiritingly
  11. dispiritment

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