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

Roosevelt offered frightened and dispirited Americans a vision of a secure future. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Haina job seeker on hiatus Coda says his mental health during his job search, while dispiriting, was less affected by the tepid responses because his family had been saving aggressively. — Sarah Jackson jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Aug. 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