Dis-heärt’en, v. t.

(dis-här’tn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DIS-HEARTENED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISHEARTENING.] [Prefix dis and hearten, q. v.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. “His astonished and disheartened colleagues.” Bancroft.

Synonyms—*To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.