'Dispirit' definitions:
Definition of 'dispirit'
(from WordNet)
verb
Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift]
Definition of 'Dispirit'
From: GCIDE
- Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
- 1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. [1913 Webster]
- Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster]
- This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book into the scholar. --Fuller.
- Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down; intimidate; daunt; cow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dispirit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beat down,
- cast down,
- chill,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dampen the spirits,
- darken,
- dash,
- deject,
- demoralize,
- depress,
- discourage,
- dishearten,
- disparage,
- knock down,
- lower,
- lower the spirits,
- oppress,
- press down,
- sadden,
- sink,
- weigh heavy upon,
- weigh upon