What does dispirit mean?
Definitions for dispirit
dɪˈspɪr ɪtdispir·it
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Princeton's WordNet
depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoraliseverb
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Wiktionary
dispiritverb
Lower the morale of; make despondent; dishearten.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Dispiritverb
Etymology: dis and spirit.
Certain it is, that the poor man appeared so dispirited, that he spoke but few words after he came upon the scaffold. Clar.
The providence of God strikes not in with them, but dashes, and even dispirits, all their endeavours, and makes their designs heartless and ineffectual. Robert South, Sermons.
Steady to my principles, and not dispirited with my afflictions, I have overcome all difficulties. John Dryden, Æn. Dedicat.
Amidst all the honours that are paid him, he feels nothing in himself but a poor, weak, dispirited mortal, yielding to the laws of corruption. John Rogers, Sermon 5.
He has dispirited himself by a debauch, and drank away his good humour. Collier.
Wikipedia
Dispirit
Dispirit is an American black metal band from Oakland, California.
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dispirit
Dispirit refers to causing someone to lose enthusiasm, hope, or courage; to depress or discourage.
Webster Dictionary
Dispiritverb
to deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage
Dispiritverb
to distill or infuse the spirit of
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dispirit
dis-pir′it, v.t. to dishearten: to discourage.—p.adj. Dispir′ited, dejected: feeble, spiritless.—adv. Dispir′itedly.—n. Dispir′itedness.—p.adj. Dispir′iting, disheartening.—n. Dispir′itment.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dispirit in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dispirit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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