Synonyms of dishearten

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verb (1)

(ˌ)dis-ˈhär-tᵊn 

as in to discourage

to lessen the courage or confidence of

we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discourage
• frustrate
• daunt
• dispirit
• intimidate
• frighten
• demoralize
• unnerve
• scare
• bother
• worry
• afflict
• dismay
• unman
• horrify
• browbeat
• chill
• try
• throw cold water on
• distress
• sadden
• trouble
• depress
• weigh
• bully
• cow
• weaken
• undermine
• deaden
• dampen
• vex
• debilitate
• irk
• damp
• enfeeble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encourage
• nerve
• steel
• cheer
• hearten
• embolden
• enforce
• reinforce
• assure
• enliven
• strengthen
• animate
• gladden
• reassure
• invigorate
• fortify
• stimulate
• excite
• buoy (up)
• inspire
• provoke
• stir
• lift
• energize
• quicken
• reenforce
• boost
• rally
• galvanize

disheartening

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adjective

as in discouraging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discouraging
• disconcerting
• dismaying
• demoralizing
• dispiriting
• daunting
• troubling
• troublesome
• upsetting
• disturbing
• worrisome
• distressing
• unsettling
• disquieting
• frightening
• discomfiting
• perturbing
• discomforting
• nagging
• troublous
• scary
• chilling
• alarming
• discomposing
• shocking
• terrifying
• nasty
• horrifying
• terrible
• horrible
• fearful
• formidable
• dreadful
• ghastly
• horrendous
• persecutory
• dire
• frightful
• dread
• harassing
• forbidding
• fearsome
• intimidating
• persecutive
• direful
• hair-raising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• comforting
• narcotic
• relaxing
• dreamy
• consoling
• inviting
• sedative
• quieting
• tranquilizing
• lulling
• tranquillizing
• pacifying

disheartening

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verb (2)

present participle of dishearten

as in frustrating

to lessen the courage or confidence of

we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discouraging
• frustrating
• daunting
• dispiriting
• unnerving
• frightening
• demoralizing
• intimidating
• dismaying
• horrifying
• troubling
• chilling
• distressing
• worrying
• scaring
• saddening
• afflicting
• throwing cold water on
• bothering
• depressing
• unmanning
• trying
• bullying
• weighing
• debilitating
• browbeating
• undermining
• weakening
• cowing
• vexing
• deadening
• irking
• dampening
• damping
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraging
• cheering
• heartening
• invigorating
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• exciting
• nerving
• enlivening
• emboldening
• strengthening
• reassuring
• animating
• steeling
• assuring
• gladdening
• stirring
• stimulating
• inspiring
• fortifying
• buoying (up)
• provoking
• energizing
• lifting
• galvanizing
• rallying
• reenforcing
• quickening
• boosting