Synonyms for dishearten
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Verb
1. Cow
cow, discourage, chill, damp, deter, intimidate, dismay, depress, sadden, daunt, dispirit, deject, abash, disempower, demoralize UK US, demoralise UK
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Definitions
- v. 1
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
Do not let criticism dishearten you.
Forms
- Past participle
- disheartened
e.g. disheartened → cowed, discouraged, chilled, damped…
Example sentences
- chill The chill of coming winter discouraged our picnic.
- cow Tom was the one who taught Mary how to milk a cow.
- damp The weather was not only cold, it was also damp.
- discourage Should Algeria discourage car use in large cities?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dishearten | steady | |
| chill | rising | |
| cow | steady | |
| damp | rising | |
| discourage | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cow1
- 4 letters
- damp1
- 5 letters
- chill1, deter2, daunt1, abash2
- 6 letters
- dismay2, sadden2, deject2
- 7 letters
- depress2
- 8 letters
- dispirit
- 10 letters
- discourage3, intimidate4, demoralize4, disempower, demoralise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deter2 = 2 syllables).