Dispirit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɪɹɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɪɹɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌm/.

Examples

These news depressed her
The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demoralize dismay demoralise get down depress cast down deject

Antonyms

elate

Parts of Speech

verb	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted “These news depressed her”

Word Forms

depressant	adjective	capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
depressant	noun	a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
dejection	noun	a state of melancholy depression
dismay	noun	the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
demoralization	noun	depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
demoralisation	noun	depression resulting from an undermining of your morale

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entmutigen

jemandem die Laune verderben; niedergeschlagen machen

🇫🇷French

décourager

baisser le moral de quelqu'un ; rendre découragé

🇪🇸Spanish

desalentar

bajar el ánimo de alguien; hacer desanimado

🇮🇹Italian

scoraggiamento

abbassare il morale di qualcuno; scoraggiare

🇳🇱Dutch

ontmoedigen

iemands humeur verlagen; terneergeslagen maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desanimado

diminuir o ânimo de alguém; deixar desanimado

🇷🇺Russian

уныние

портить кому-либо настроение; привести в уныние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिल तोड़ना

किसी का हौसला कम करना; निराश कर देना

🇮🇳Tamil

உற்சாகம்

ஒருவரின் மனதைக் குறைக்கவும்; மனம் தளரச் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పిరిట్

ఒకరి ఆత్మలను తగ్గించండి; నిరుత్సాహపరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાશા

કોઈની આત્મા ઓછી કરો; નિરાશ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಉತ್ಸಾಹವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ; ಹದಗೆಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിസ്പിരിറ്റ്

ഒരാളുടെ ആത്മാവിനെ താഴ്ത്തുക; നിരാശരാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਆਤਮੇ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਓ; ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مایوسی

کسی کی روح کو کم کرنا؛ دل شکستہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沮丧

使某人情绪低落；使心灰意冷

🇯🇵Japanese

意気消沈

誰かの精神を低下させる。意気消沈する

🇰🇷Korean

기분을 상하게 하다

누군가의 기분을 낮추십시오. 낙담하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chán nản

hạ thấp tinh thần của ai đó; làm nản lòng

🇹🇭Thai

อารมณ์เสีย

ลดจิตวิญญาณของใครบางคน ทำให้ท้อแท้

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyedihkan

menurunkan semangat seseorang; membuat putus asa

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasira ng loob

ibaba ang espiritu ng isang tao; gumawa ng panghihina ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

hilang semangat

merendahkan semangat seseorang; buat sedih hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثبط الروح

خفض معنويات شخص ما. جعل مكتئبا

🇮🇷Persian

دلتنگی

روحیه کسی را پایین بیاور دلگیر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

moral bozukluğu

birinin moralini düşürmek; cesaretini kırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבנות

להוריד את מצב הרוח של מישהו; לעשות מדוכדך

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