disheartened

[ dis-hahr-tnd ]

adjective

1. having one’s hope, courage, or spirits depressed; discouraged or demoralized:

   I had been looking for work for months and was starting to get that disheartened feeling.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dishearten.

Other Words From

• un·dis·heart·ened adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disheartened¹

First recorded in 1610–20; dishearten ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; dishearten ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Jackie Lacey in 2020, but by his own admission he’s frustrated and disheartened by how often people blame him for multifaceted problems such as street crime or homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times

"I’m so disheartened to see this. I actually don’t even remember getting the chance to meet you because I had an anxiety attack and to my memory, left before the rest of my family," she wrote.

From Salon

Responding via Instagram, Ariana Grande said she was "disheartened" to see the comments and claimed she'd left the event early because she "had an anxiety attack".

From BBC

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant posted on X, to say he was "deeply disheartened" by the move, while Foreign Minister Israel Katz said it sent a "very problematic message" to Hamas and Iran.

From BBC

Then, we either watch a two-hour amazing game, or we leave disheartened, but no matter what, we will come out with some sort of merch that we didn’t quite need.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anxious
• apprehensive
• discouraged
• distressed
• fearful
• frightened
• horrified
• intimidated
• nervous
• perplexed
• perturbed
• scared
• shocked
• spooked
• startled
• timid