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dispirit

[ dih-spir-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.


dispirit

/ »åɪˈ²õ±èɪ°ùɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to lower the spirit or enthusiasm of; make downhearted or depressed; discourage
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dispirit1

First recorded in 1635–45; di- 2 + spirit
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Whitman says current EPA employees are “dispirited and frustrated.â€

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If the defeats in India were alarming, and losses to Australia and Afghanistan in Lahore dispiriting, the thrashing by South Africa in Karachi was the moment England's winter plunged to the depths.

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Could life at Manchester United get any more dispiriting?

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For Katie Porter, the trend is a dispiriting move in the wrong direction.

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Inspired by Cunningham’s experience working for Barack Obama’s first White House campaign, this emotionally nuanced first novel follows the narrator, David, during his at once inspiring and dispiriting experience working for an unnamed presidential candidate.

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