- disheartenment
- noun see dishearten
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disheartenment
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disheartenment — dis*heart en*ment (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt n*ment), n. Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disheartenment — index depression, pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disheartenment — See dishearteningly. * * * … Universalium
disheartenment — noun a) The act of disheartening. b) The state of being disheartened; dejection … Wiktionary
disheartenment — dis·heart·en·ment … English syllables
disheartenment — noun 1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • Syn: ↑discouragement, ↑dismay • Derivationally related forms: ↑dismay (for: ↑dismay), ↑dishearten, ↑discourage … Useful english dictionary
discouragement — noun 1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • Syn: ↑disheartenment, ↑dismay • Derivationally related forms: ↑dismay (for: ↑dismay), ↑dishearten (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
despair — despairer, n. /di spair /, n. 1. loss of hope; hopelessness. 2. someone or something that causes hopelessness: He is the despair of his mother. v.i. 3. to lose, give up, or be without hope (often fol. by of): to despair of humanity. v.t. 4. Obs.… … Universalium
dishearten — transitive verb Date: 1590 to cause to lose spirit or morale • dishearteningly adverb • disheartenment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Truro — Infobox UK place official name=Truro country=England region=South West England map type= Cornwall static static image caption= Truro Cathedral from St Mary s Street population=20,920 (2001 Census) os grid reference=SW825448 latitude=50.260… … Wikipedia
