as in to discourage
to lessen the courage or confidence of
dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report
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Recent Examples of dispirit
For those of Republican persuasion, the coming election should be dispiriting for a party that once ruled the Lake County political roost.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
All these elements evolved against a dispiriting backdrop.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Jett, her veteran superstar, is getting old; the other players are dispirited.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
There’s no shortage of dispiriting news, but Wednesday’s gutting of the Washington Post staff was particularly lousy.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
All these elements evolved against a dispiriting backdrop.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Jett, her veteran superstar, is getting old; the other players are dispirited.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
There’s no shortage of dispiriting news, but Wednesday’s gutting of the Washington Post staff was particularly lousy.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispirit
Verb
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And in recent years, the teams have been deployed to discourage fare-skipping on local buses as well.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over time, patterns like these have discouraged Black residents from looking into buying a home, said Shelia Russell-Williams, president of the Real Estate Brokers of Baltimore.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Durant, who returned to the court after missing Game 1 with a right knee contusion, had just three points and five turnovers after halftime as the Lakers frustrated him with relentless double-teams at the top of the key and complicated zones that took away his passing lanes.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some die-hard hometown Prince fans have been frustrated that more new exhibits and events don’t take place there beyond the annual Celebration around Prince’s June 7 birthday (coming up again June 3-7).—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Dispirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispirit. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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