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disheartened

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verb

past tense of dishearten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disheartened
Verb
  • For my coverage on the said-to-be discouraged or prohibited uses of generative AI, see the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • His pardoning of Nixon discouraged voter's confidence in him.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • So when it was announced that the Indianapolis Colts would be the team to play in Berlin, the Kansas City Chiefs were very disappointed.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The itinerary Our first glimpse of St. Pierre revealed colorful homes, wild ocean views, and a couple of seals, to the backdrop of rainfall, which brought some disappointed sighs from the true cold seekers.
    Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Bollards on sidewalks as well as streets could have frustrated the New Orleans attack.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • They were frustrated about high levels of undocumented immigration.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet people remain dejected about the economy, according to the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Loneliness is on the rise in the American workforce and may be a major reason so many people feel dejected and uninspired at their desks.
    Kells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 16 Oct. 2023
Adjective
  • Cut to: Lithgow wearing a perfectly crestfallen expression.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, a crestfallen Nunez was left with an all-too-familiar sinking feeling and another glaring miss for his collection.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Mass layoffs in the Beltway could force some residents to put their homes up for sale at depressed values, denting the real estate market.
    Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Feingold, who has been in practice for more than 30 years specializing in women’s reproductive health, believes the hospital should have given Pike a mental health evaluation after her confession of feeling depressed and self-harm at Destinii’s birth.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Penguins listed Bunting as a healthy scratch early this season because coaches were unhappy with his effort in games and practices.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Independent distributors are unhappy with the growing percentage of royalty payments for their artists that are too low to be worth processing.
    Bill Rosenblatt, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Oklahoma represents the sad conclusion of the Trail of Tears, and Tulsa serves as the meeting point for tribal nations—the Osage, Muscogee, and Cherokee.
    Nicholas Lalla, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Police sad officers began providing aid to Mitchell, but medics later pronounced him dead at the scene.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Disheartened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disheartened. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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