dishearten

(dĭs-här'tn)
tr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See synonyms at discourage.

dishearteningly dis·heart'en·ing·ly adv.
disheartenment dis·heart'en·ment n.

verb

To make less hopeful or enthusiastic: discourage, dispirit. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: depress, ruin one's hopes
Antonyms: encourage, hearten, inspirit

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: take away the enthusiasm of
  Synonym: put off
  Antonym: hearten (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage modet fra, gøre beklemt

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmoedigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - démoraliser, abattre, décourager

Deutsch (German)
v. - entmutigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαρδιώνω, αποθαρρύνω, πτοώ, απελπίζω

Italiano (Italian)
scoraggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desencorajar, abater

Русский (Russian)
приводить в уныние

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desanimar, desalentar, descorazonar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra modfälld

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使沮丧, 使灰心, 使气馁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使沮喪, 使灰心, 使氣餒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 낙담 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - がっかりさせる, 落胆させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثبط الهمه, يتسبب في فقدان الأمل أو الثقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריפה ידיים, עירער ביטחון, ייאש, הרתיע‬

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