as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispirited
Verb
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But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.—
Fannie Flagg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025 -
However, Jim has not been discouraged by this week’s Bristol Myers pullback.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The outspoken owner wants to win and seems to be frustrated at the state of his team.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Showing up to the Walz event was May Dehaan’s way of trying to get Nunn to notice that his constituents are frustrated.—
HANNAH FINGERHUT,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Yet people remain dejected about the economy, according to the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2023
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Loneliness is on the rise in the American workforce and may be a major reason so many people feel dejected and uninspired at their desks.—
Kells McPhillips,
Fortune Well,
16 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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Gale would be profoundly disappointed to see that, a century after this essay, the US government seems intent on going backwards rather than forwards.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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George is disappointed that Hector does not seem to give one single fig about Gladys and doesn’t change his offer.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Screenshot from a July 1 TikTok video of a depressed golden retriever waiting for her dog dad to return 1 1/2 years after a breakup.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Despite these efforts, the advertiser exodus of 2023 meant that X’s ad revenue was quite depressed.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Marxism has been an abject failure when it’s been tried.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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But Zuckerberg isn’t the only one paying abject obeisance to the president.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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That's become a new line of attack for the Trump administration, which is already unhappy with the Fed for not moving more aggressively to lower interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Speculation is that Ferrari is unhappy with Vasseur's performance, although these rumors have been shut down by Vasseur, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.—
Julie Tremaine,
Peoplemag,
15 June 2024
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Its consumers are downcast, with youth unemployment rampant.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2024
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