dispirited 1 of 2

past tense of dispirit

dispirited

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dispirited
Verb
Another resident, Matt Fontenot, described a dispirited town that spent the week on edge. Alexandra Koch , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Were Manso and the other sports staffers dispirited by the loss of ABC programming? Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispirited
Verb
  • Victor discouraged her ambitions and the couple eventually divorced, but Soare pressed on.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t be discouraged Keep in mind that potty training is a months-long process.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Republicans never shut down the government during the Biden presidency, and Vought grew increasingly frustrated with them for not using more aggressive tactics.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trump is growing increasingly frustrated at Putin’s unwillingness to discuss American ceasefire proposals.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Team members in the McLaren garage celebrated the team's championship victory with much enthusiasm, while Piastri was seen attending media duties, looking dejected.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Maeve ends up turning Sam into the police, exhausted, dejected, and utterly defeated.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But Go-myung remains disappointed.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Palvin, who revealed before the show that the nerves still get to her, seemed at times disappointed in the crowd's reaction, motioning upward with her hands, expecting more applause.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Volunteers became depressed, irritable, anxious, and withdrawn.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Jeffrey Rignall died in 2000 In the wake of Gacy’s attack, Rignall became depressed and withdrawn, suffering from bouts of vomiting and losing nearly 40 pounds, per The Courier Journal.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ask the tweenagers who won’t stop saying both numbers, to the abject confusion of their parents.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • An artist having a deeply real moment — or three minutes’ worth of moments — in a show otherwise characterized by an hour and a half of abject professionalism and fail-safe show-biz prowess?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Jason Kelce, brother of Travis and former star of the Philadelphia Eagles, has issued a statement after a fake quote of him appearing to criticize those unhappy with the selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Halftime Show went viral.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Lawmakers are reportedly unhappy with briefings on the strikes, unable to clarify the legal basis of the strikes, and the refusal from Pentagon officials to provide unedited video footage of such incidents.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.
    Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
  • Its consumers are downcast, with youth unemployment rampant.
    Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024

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