Antonyms for disheartened
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dis-hahr-tn |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈhɑr tn |
Definition of disheartened
Origin :- 1590s (first recorded in "Henry V"), from dis- "the opposite of" + hearten. Related: Disheartened; disheartening.
- verb depress, ruin one's hopes
- The Hampshire knight was not a man to be disheartened by a reverse.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The loss of their leader so disheartened them that they made a hasty retreat.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- This calamity so disheartened him that he lost all his strength.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- She went off slowly as though she had been weary and disheartened like the men she carried.
- Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
- Colonels, majors, and captains were rallying the disheartened men.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- Other thousands who were not wounded were leaving the ranks, exhausted and disheartened.
- Extract from : « Winning His Way » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- Disheartened and desperate, they returned to the cove in which the yacht lay.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
- "I shall not be disheartened by rebuffs; I shall not fail," says Molly, intently.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- But there was work to be had, and we would not let ourselves be disheartened.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- I was not disheartened—so I kept on driving and being thrown out.
- Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
Synonyms for disheartened
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