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Princeton's WordNet
dispirited, listlessadjective
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
"a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedadjective
filled with melancholy and despondency
"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Wiktionary
dispiritedadjective
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.
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dispirited
Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. An example of severe sadness is depression, a mood which can be brought on by major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder. Crying can be an indication of sadness.Sadness is one of the six basic emotions described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.: 271–4
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dispirited
Dispirited is an adjective used to describe a state of experiencing or expressing a feeling of low spirits, discouragement, lack of hope or enthusiasm, or being in low morale. It often refers to someone feeling dejected, depressed, downcast, or upset.
Webster Dictionary
Dispirited
of Dispirit
Dispiritedadjective
depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dispirited in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dispirited in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of dispirited in a Sentence
I was dispirited, disconnected, I had lost my joie de vivre.
I see her not dispirited, not weak, but well, remembering that she has seen dark times before, indeed with a kind of instinct that she sees a little better in a cloudy day.
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