dispiritedness
/di'spriritidnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A state or feeling of low spirits, dejection, or lack of enthusiasm: "Dispiritedness" refers to a condition of being disheartened, discouraged, or in low spirits, often resulting from disappointment or setbacks.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The team's dispiritedness was evident after their third consecutive loss.
- A sense of dispiritedness settled over the office when the project was canceled.
Advanced Usage
- "A profound dispiritedness": an intense or deep-seated feeling of dejection.
- The news left him with a profound dispiritedness that lasted for weeks.
Variants and Related Words
- Dispirited (adj): having lost enthusiasm and hope; dejected.
- The dispirited crowd slowly left the stadium.
- Dispirit (verb, less common): to cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope.
- The constant criticism began to dispirit the young artist.
Synonyms
- Dejection: a state of sadness and low spirits.
- Despondency: a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.
- Lethargy: a lack of energy and enthusiasm (can overlap with the physical manifestation of dispiritedness).
Antonyms
- Cheerfulness: the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic.
- Exuberance: the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
- High spirits: a state of happiness and enthusiasm.
Noun
- a feeling of low spirits
- he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits