Definition of dispirit
transitive verb
: to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
dispirited
adjectivedispiritedly
adverbdispiritedness
nounPeople Are Reading
Examples of dispirit in a Sentence
dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report
Recent Examples of dispirit from the Web
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There had been sleepless nights, stressful decision-making, dispiriting chemotherapy, tests, crowdfunding campaigns and lots of uncertainty.
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Our payoff — a return to sunshine and more comfortable humidity levels — for all of this dispiriting weather appears to arrive for the weekend.
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Soon—David Sims analyzes Hollywood’s dispiriting trend of using multi-film sagas to attract audiences.
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First is that Republicans are simply dispirited after an already grueling year and simply stayed home.
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Abby, dispirited by a lack of recognition as a poet, takes a teaching position at UC Berkeley while Ray hangs onto a part-time position on the country’s opposite coast at Brown University and later, an endowed chair at a university in Florida.
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Lea Tienou-Gustafson, director of refugee family services at Heartland Alliance, said the downturn in admissions has been dispiriting for refugees in Chicago waiting to be reunited with relatives who are still overseas.
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Even beyond the legal arguments, there is something dispiriting in the Administration’s assertions about the meaninglessness of campaign rhetoric.
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For a team that lost four of its first six games and that had already endured its share of dispiriting injury news, a performance like Pineda’s had a buoyant effect.
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Origin and Etymology of dispirit
dis- + spirit
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