dispirit

tr.v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.
To lower in or deprive of spirit; dishearten. See synonyms at discourage.

[DI(S)- + SPIRIT.]

verb

1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic: discourage, dishearten. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To make sad or gloomy: deject, depress, oppress, sadden, weigh down. See happy/unhappy.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  Synonyms: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, demoralize, demoralise

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

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmoedigen

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

Deutsch (German)
v. - entmutigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαρδιώνω, πτοώ, σπάω το ηθικό

Italiano (Italian)
scoraggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desanimar, deprimir

Русский (Russian)
приводить в уныние

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

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra modfälld

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使沮丧, 使气馁

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

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~를 풀 죽이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気力をくじく, 落胆させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوقع الكآبه, يثبط العزيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריפה ידיים‬

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