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Dictionary Results for dispiriting:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
dispiriting
    adj 1: destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn:
           demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening,
           dispiriting]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Dispiriting.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
   1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of;
      to dishearten; to discourage.
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            Not dispirited with my afflictions.   --Dryden.
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            He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
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   2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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            This makes a man master of his learning, and
            dispirits the book into the scholar.  --Fuller.

   Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast
        down; intimidate; daunt; cow.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dispiriting \dispiriting\ adj.
   causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.

   Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. causing dejection or depression.

   Syn: black, dark, depressing, grim.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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