Synonyms of dispirit
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Another word for dispirit is upset. Other synonyms of dispirit are unhappy, grieve, oppress, depress and desolate.
Synonyms and similar words for dispirit
verbTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
- dejectMake sad or dispirited.
- get downTo depress; discourage; fatigue.
- aggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
- besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
- grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.
- pain
- bring downTo make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- come down onTo cause melancholy in (someone).
- darkenTo render gloomy, darker in mood.
- dashTo dishearten; to sadden.
- depressTo make depressed, sad or bored.
- desolateTo make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
- forset UK, dialectalTo upset; hinder.
- grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
- oppressTo make sad or gloomy.
- sadden
- sadden upTo become or make (something) sad.
- ungladdenTo take the gladness from.
- unhappyTo make or become unhappy; to sadden.
- upsetTo make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- attrist archaicTo sadden; to make sad.
- begloom archaicTo sadden.
- begrieve archaicTo cause grief or grieving.
- contristate obsoleteTo make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
- engrieve archaicTo cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
- moan obsoleteTo distress (someone); to sadden.
- repent archaic
- rue obsoleteTo cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- tristitiate obsoleteTo sadden.
Meaning of dispirit
- verb To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
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