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Princeton's WordNet

  1. demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartenedadjective

    made less hopeful or enthusiastic

    "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

Wiktionary

  1. disheartenedadjective

    Discouraged, despairing.

ChatGPT

  1. disheartened

    Disheartened refers to a feeling of loss of hope, enthusiasm, or confidence; being discouraged or dejected.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Disheartened

    of Dishearten

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of disheartened in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of disheartened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of disheartened in a Sentence

  1. Millie Bobby Brown:

    I think I was just very disheartened by the rejection, which is something I tell everyone.

  2. Andre Miller:

    This is not a race issue … this is a culture issue, a police culture issue that has to change, it could happen to any one of us when we have an encounter with the police and it should now. So, we are grateful at the steps that the mayor is taking, the steps that the current chief of police is taking, but we are a little disheartened at the Mesa Police Association. … The police union is pushing back against the mayor, they’re pushing back against the police chief.

  3. Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan:

    I read this statement this morning and was completely disheartened, three of my Buncombe County Commissioners … basically told their Sheriff and their Sheriff’s Office that the hard work we have done over the past twelve years has counted for nothing.

  4. Princess Eugenie:

    You encouraged me not to get disheartened, not to give up. To live fearlessly. Today, I am so lucky to get to work with and support other young women who are going through the same thing. To encourage them to not let their diagnosis win. To live fearlessly too.

  5. California Democratic lawmakers:

    In recent days, we have become alarmed and disheartened by bullying tactics, threats of violence, and death threats by a few who disagree with the decision of Speaker Anthony Rendon to postpone the advancement of SB 562, while it is appropriate for persons of varying views to express concern, disapproval or disfavor about the delay, it is never acceptable to engage in those tactics.

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