Synonyms of dispirit

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verb (1)

(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

dispiritedness

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noun

1

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits

experienced a period of general dispiritedness following the birth of her first child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sadness
• depression
• sorrowfulness
• melancholy
• mournfulness
• grief
• sorrow
• blue devils
• oppression
• anguish
• gloom
• unhappiness
• blues
• disconsolateness
• dumps
• dolefulness
• misery
• dejection
• heartsickness
• desperation
• agony
• joylessness
• dreariness
• gloominess
• despair
• glumness
• pain
• mourning
• downheartedness
• forlornness
• mopes
• miserableness
• boredom
• distress
• despondence
• despondency
• doldrums
• desolation
• regret
• despond
• woefulness
• melancholia
• discouragement
• self-pity
• somberness
• hopelessness
• woe
• dolor
• wretchedness
• disheartenment
• morosity
• ennui
• dismalness
• moodiness
• tedium
• moroseness
• morbidness
• drear
• rue
• self-despair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joy
• happiness
• ecstasy
• intoxication
• exuberance
• heaven
• euphoria
• elation
• exultation
• rapture
• bliss
• joyousness
• exhilaration
• jubilation
• gladness
• joyfulness
• felicity
• elatedness
• mirth
• glee
• humor
• rapturousness
• gladsomeness
• optimism
• gaiety
• merriment
• lightheartedness
• gayness
• joviality
• jollity
• cheerfulness
• blissfulness
• content
• hopefulness
• satisfaction
• contentment
• cheer
• mirthfulness
• cheeriness
• gleefulness
• delight
• contentedness
• gratification
• sunniness

2

as in despair

the state of being discouraged

the dispiritedness experienced by the losing team in the Super Bowl must be staggering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• despair
• dismay
• discouragement
• depression
• demoralization
• defeatism
• disheartenment
• melancholy
• despondency
• gloom
• dejection
• blues
• dumps
• resignation
• pessimism
• mopes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouragement
• optimism
• sanguinity

dispirited

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adjective

as in disheartened

Related Words

• disheartened
• dejected
• disappointed
• discouraged
• depressed
• abject
• unhappy
• downcast
• disconsolate
• crestfallen
• glum
• heartsick
• sad
• woebegone
• sorrowful
• joyless
• gloomy
• doleful
• melancholy
• heartbroken
• miserable
• downhearted
• brokenhearted
• saddened
• hangdog
• mournful
• inconsolable
• woeful
• despondent
• low-spirited
• desperate
• despairing
• hopeless
• blue
• wretched
• forlorn
• sorry
• weeping
• wailing
• grieving
• down
• cheerless
• heartsore
• dismal
• dreary
• depressing
• bleak
• cynical
• comfortless
• desolate
• pessimistic
• low
• drear
• dark
• funereal
• resigned
• accepting

Dissimilar Words

• optimistic
• hopeful
• ecstatic
• exuberant
• exultant
• euphoric
• enraptured
• merry
• jolly
• jovial
• exhilarated
• mirthful
• gay
• elated
• blithe
• encouraged
• entranced
• lively
• cheerful
• happy
• vivacious
• joyful
• animated
• perky
• joyous
• jubilant
• sprightly
• glad
• jocund
• buoyant
• cheery
• blithesome
• upbeat
• delighted
• lightsome
• gleeful
• jaunty
• blissful
• heartened
• sunny
• chipper
• gladdened
• gladsome
• sprightful

dispirited

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verb (2)

past tense of dispirit

as in discouraged

to lessen the courage or confidence of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discouraged
• frustrated
• disheartened
• daunted
• demoralized
• dismayed
• frightened
• unnerved
• intimidated
• scared
• horrified
• troubled
• afflicted
• worried
• cowed
• chilled
• bothered
• saddened
• depressed
• distressed
• threw cold water on
• bullied
• unmanned
• tried
• weakened
• weighed
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• vexed
• irked
• browbeat
• undermined
• deadened
• damped
• dampened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• cheered
• emboldened
• animated
• heartened
• reinforced
• enforced
• nerved
• assured
• strengthened
• steeled
• invigorated
• excited
• gladdened
• inspired
• enlivened
• reassured
• stimulated
• fortified
• energized
• buoyed (up)
• lifted
• stirred
• provoked
• rallied
• galvanized
• quickened
• boosted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispirit

Verb

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

Adjective

On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Immediately, a dispirited city administration came to life, with particular focus on quality-of-life issues affecting residents and visitors. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026

Verb

Jett, her veteran superstar, is getting old; the other players are dispirited. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

Trump ends the year weak and unpopular, his coalition dispirited and riven by infighting. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025