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disheartened

disheartened

5 4.2
Feeling less hopeful and confident after a disappointment
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈhɑːrtənd/
translation icon : desanimado
  • As the disheartened fans dispersed from the bar, their reactions varied.
  • feel disheartened
  • very disheartened
  • so disheartened

And when you see your hope being dashed, people get disheartened.

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Examples

  • But I am a little disheartened by what I'm seeing with this, with the graph and the number of cases.

  • Rootless and disheartened, he had enrolled in law school at Boalt Hall in Berkeley.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Also, I was very disheartened to see not one bit of technology.

    Blog text (17)
  • I supported him since he announced and was greatly disheartened when he dropped out.

    Blog text (16)
  • And this just leaves me feeling disheartened and not confident.

    Blog text (29)
  • I'm just feeling so disheartened and flat today.

  • You were the revolutionary spark that united a disheartened liberal nation and gave us hope again.

    Blog text (33)
  • The swelling on her face had gone down some, but she looked lifeless and disheartened.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Calipari said in a statement at the time that he was "very disappointed and disheartened by the NCAA's findings."

    Blog text (8)
  • After hearing the bad news, she felt disheartened and lost all motivation to continue.

Synonyms

disappointed
vsdisheartened
527 1.0

Unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen

is a wider, more lasting loss of hope and enthusiasm
disillusioned
vsdisheartened
27 5.5

No longer believing that something is good or true after being disappointed

is about losing general hope and confidence rather than only trust
down
vsdisheartened
  • Informal
24 6.7

Feeling sad or unhappy

is a more specific, lasting loss of hope and enthusiasm
despondent
vsdisheartened
18 7.7

Feeling very sad and without hope about the future

is a less extreme, more general loss of hope and enthusiasm
bummed
vsdisheartened
  • Informal
16 7.5

Feeling sad or disappointed about something

is a stronger, more formal loss of hope and enthusiasm
discouraged
vsdisheartened
7 3.4

Feeling less confident and hopeful because of problems

is a wider state of lost hope and general enthusiasm
dejected
vsdisheartened
5 4.5

Feeling very sad and not hopeful

is specifically about losing hope and enthusiasm rather than sadness
dispirited
vsdisheartened
5 5.4

Feeling sad and without hope

is a stronger drop in hope and overall motivation
crestfallen
vsdisheartened
5 7.5

Sad and disappointed because what you hoped for did not happen

is broader, covering longer loss of hope beyond one event
downcast
vsdisheartened
3 4.7

Feeling sad and without much hope

is more about a broader loss of drive and confidence
demoralized
vsdisheartened
2 5.2

Feeling sad and lacking confidence to keep trying

is a broader loss of hope and active enthusiasm
dismayed
vsdisheartened
2 4.3

Feeling shocked and disappointed when something unexpected happens

is focused mainly on sustained loss of hope and confidence
downhearted
vsdisheartened
1 4.1

Feeling sad and without much hope

is more about losing active confidence and enthusiasm
deflated
vsdisheartened
4.6

Feeling less confident and hopeful after a disappointment

is a more general loss of hope and active interest
gutted
vsdisheartened
  • Slang
8.2

Extremely disappointed and upset after something goes wrong

is a more general, less acute loss of hope and drive
in low spirits
vsdisheartened
3.9

Feeling sad and without energy

is more about a core loss of hope and confidence

Antonyms

426 3.2

Expecting good things to happen in the future

More confident and willing to try after getting support

How Discouraged

despondent
18 7.7
demoralized
2 5.2
disheartened
5 4.2
discouraged
7 3.4
disappointed
527 1.0
down
  • Informal
24 6.7

Surface Forms

disheartened positive

Morphology

disheartened = dishearten (semi-transparent) = dis + heart + en + ed

The adjective is a regular participial form built from the verb 'dishearten' with '-ed'.

Etymology

Disheartened comes from dis- meaning 'not' and hearten, which means to give someone 'heart' or 'courage'. So to be disheartened is to have 'lost heart', to feel discouraged and without hope.