Polyglot Dictionary

dishearten

/dɪsˈhɑːrtən/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
disheartens
past
disheartened
past participle
disheartened
gerund
disheartening

Meaning

  1. desanimar

    • The bad news disheartened the volunteers.

      Las malas noticias desanimaron a los voluntarios.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

discourage

Near-total synonyms; dishearten is a touch stronger and more emotional than the everyday discourage.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa dishearten?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The bad news ___ the volunteers.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a dishearten?

verb

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