dispirited
41blue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. azure, indigo, sapphire (see color); delft; severe, puritanical; sad, dejected, depressed, dispirited, downhearted; risqué, profane. See impurity, dejection.Ant., happy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …
42depressed — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. discouraged, pessimistic, cast down; see sad 1 . See Synonym Study at sad . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. downhearted melancholy, *blue, *bummed out, *down in the dumps, disconsolate, dejected, unhappy, low,… …
43faint — I. v. n. 1. Swoon, faint away. 2. Languish, fail, fade, grow weak, fail in vigor, lose strength. 3. Be disheartened, be discouraged, be dejected, be depressed, lose courage, be dispirited, be down hearted, sink into dejection. II. a. 1. Swooning …
44discourage — vb 1 Discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject mean to weaken in qualities that maintain interest, zeal, activity, or power to continue or to resist. Discourage implies not only the loss of courage and confidence but the entrance of fear and the… …
45depress — v.tr. 1 push or pull down; lower (depressed the lever). 2 make dispirited or dejected. 3 Econ. reduce the activity of (esp. trade). 4 (as depressed adj.) a dispirited or miserable. b Psychol. suffering from depression. Phrases and idioms:… …
46dispiritedly — adverb in a dispirited manner without hope the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances • Syn: ↑hopelessly • Derived from adjective: ↑hopeless (for: ↑hopelessly), ↑dispirited …
47dispiritedness — noun a feeling of low spirits he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits • Syn: ↑downheartedness, ↑dejectedness, ↑low spiritedness, ↑lowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dispirited, ↑low …
48hopelessly — adverb 1. in a hopeless manner (Freq. 3) the papers were hopelessly jumbled he is hopelessly romantic • Derived from adjective: ↑hopeless • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism 2. in a dispirited manner without hope …
49dis|pir|it — «dihs PIHR iht», transitive verb. to lower the spirits of; depress; discourage; dishearten: »Three defeats in a row dispirited the team. A week of rain dispirited us all. SYNONYM(S): deject …
50Chopfallen — Chop fall en, a. Having the lower chop or jaw depressed; hence, crestfallen; dejected; dispirited; downcast. See {Chapfallen}. [1913 Webster] …
