disheartened

Thân thiện

The job seeker felt disheartened after another rejection letter.

Definition

Adjective 1. Feeling a loss of hope, enthusiasm, or courage; dispirited; discouraged. - This describes the emotional state of someone whose confidence or optimism has been diminished, often due to a setback, failure, or difficult situation.

Usage

The adjective "disheartened" is used to describe a person's feelings. It typically follows a linking verb like be, feel, become, look, or seem. - It is often used with a prepositional phrase beginning with "by" to indicate the cause of the feeling (e.g., disheartened by the news). - It can also be used alone to describe a general state.

Examples

• After receiving another rejection letter, the young writer felt deeply disheartened.
• The team was disheartened by their loss in the championship game.
• She tried not to look disheartened when her project proposal was not selected.
• Disheartened and tired, he considered giving up on his dream.

Advanced Usage

• "Leave someone disheartened": To cause someone to feel disheartened.
  • The negative feedback left the entire team disheartened.
• "Too disheartened to [verb]": Used to show that the feeling prevents an action.
  • He was too disheartened to try again.

Variants and Related Words

• Dishearten (verb): To cause someone to lose determination or confidence.
  • The constant criticism began to dishearten her.
• Disheartening (adjective): Describing something that causes a loss of hope.
  • The disheartening results made them rethink their strategy.

Synonyms

• Discouraged: Having lost confidence or enthusiasm.
• Dispirited: In low spirits; depressed.
• Demoralized: Having lost confidence or hope; dejected.
• Crestfallen: Sad and disappointed.
• Downcast: Feeling sad or discouraged.

Antonyms

• Encouraged: Given support, confidence, or hope.
• Heartened: Made more cheerful or confident.
• Optimistic: Hopeful and confident about the future.
• Upbeat: Cheerful; optimistic.

Idioms and Phrases

• "A disheartened soul": A literary way to describe someone who is profoundly discouraged.
  • He wandered the city, a disheartened soul with nowhere to go.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• demoralized
• demoralised
• discouraged