dispirit

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disspirit

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Rhymes: -ɪɹɪt

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dispirit (third-person singular simple present dispirits, present participle dispiriting, simple past and past participle dispirited)

(transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

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Lower the morale of

Bulgarian: обезкуражавам (bg) (obezkuražavam), обезсърчавам (bg) (obezsǎrčavam)
Czech: srazit (cs)
Dutch: ontmoedigen (nl)
Finnish: masentaa (fi), lannistaa (fi)
French: décourager (fr)
German: entmutigen (de)