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English verb: dishearten

1. dishearten (emotion) take away the enthusiasm of


ExamplesThe bad news will dishearten him, The performance is likely to dishearten Sue


Synonymsput off


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)discourage


Antonymscheer, embolden, hearten, recreate









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