English verb: dishearten | |||
1. | dishearten (emotion) take away the enthusiasm of | ||
Examples | The bad news will dishearten him, The performance is likely to dishearten Sue | ||
Synonyms | put off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
Antonyms | cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate | ||