Synonyms of dispirit

dispirit

verb

(ˌ)di-ˈspir-ət 

as in to discourage

to lessen the courage or confidence of

dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispirit

The primary is also dispiriting for some longtime residents, who watched both Bush and Bell rise as figures in the Black Lives Matter movement. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

And yet for God’s sake, just look at the man—at his dispiriting attempts at humor, his weirdly off-putting outfits, his incessant posting of banalities and faux profundities and extreme-right disinformation on social media. — Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Tess, meanwhile, suggests a more vulnerable reality behind that brittle exterior—a faith that talent and perseverance can pay off, a desire for agency amid dispiriting circumstances. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

After a long international flight, the lines at passport control and immigration can be dispiriting. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026