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Dispirit

To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

📖 Definitions of "Dispirit"

verb

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dismaynoun	A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
dejectnoun	(transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
depressverb	To make depressed, sad or bored.
demoralizeverb	To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
get downverb	(intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
cast downverb	(transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
elateverb	(transitive) To make joyful or proud.
upliftnoun	To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
lift upverb	(transitive) To elevate to a higher position.
intoxicateverb	To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
pick upverb	(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
demoralizeverb	To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
cast downverb	(transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
dejectverb	(transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
dismayverb	A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
depressverb	To make depressed, sad or bored.
get downverb	(intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment.
disspiritverb	Alternative spelling of dispirit. [(transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.]
unspiritverb	(obsolete) To lower the spirits (positive energy) of; to dispirit.
discourageverb	(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
despiritverb	(transitive) Synonym of dispirit.
disheartenverb	(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
disanimateverb	(transitive) To deprive of life.
downcast	Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
disheartnoun	Obsolete form of dishearten. [(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.]
dashnoun	A short run, flight.
shatternoun	(uncountable, slang) A form of concentrated cannabis.
despondnoun	(archaic) Despondency.
faint	(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
disempowerverb	To strip power from (someone or some group), as:
dismalizeverb	To make dismal.