Dispirit

Word DISPIRIT
Character 8
Hyphenation dis pir it
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Definitions and meanings of "Dispirit"

What do we mean by dispirit?

To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten. synonym: discourage. transitive verb

To depress the spirits of; deprive of courage; discourage; dishearten; deject; cast down.

To exhaust the spirits or bodily vigor of.

Synonyms To damp, depress, intimidate, daunt.

To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. transitive verb

To distill or infuse the spirit of. transitive verb

Lower the morale of; make despondent; dishearten. verb

Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted verb

To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dispirit

The word "dispirit" in example sentences

Bill Kristol thinks that Obama now regretting "looking like a tax-and-spend liberal Democrat" is the very first White House concession that should dispirit lawmakers. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

While the Republicans still have failed to cultivate a national identity, still fielding posers for presidential notions, they have been able to ride a tide plucking on that anger, dissent and dispirit. ❋ B.D. Gallof (2010)

After all, although there is much to dispirit us with the state of our school system, it does educators no good to assume these ills have merely been "imposed upon them," and that they have no choice but to keep hoping, as passive victims, that better days lie ahead. ❋ Sam Chaltain (2011)

We can't let the furious, intense opposition from Wall Street, the insurance companies, Big Oil and the far-right fringe discourage or dispirit us. ❋ Robert Creamer (2010)

His attitude and approach threatens to dispirit further not just his base but all Americans. ❋ Bob Jacobson (2010)

The internal Obama campaign idea is to twist, distort, humiliate and finally dispirit you. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As Shiyu Zhou, deputy director of the Global Internet Freedom Consortium, told Congress last year, "The Internet censorship firewalls have become 21st-century versions of Berlin Walls that isolate and dispirit the citizens of closed-society dictatorships." ❋ Unknown (2010)

All that the trading away of key progressive goals to satiate the mythical middle has done is to dispirit progressives (i.e. low voter turnout in Boston) and to waft the stench of blood to conservatives, leaving Democrats with a wobbly base, an energized enemy and little to show for it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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