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dispirited

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S P IH1 R AH0 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of dispirit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

filled with melancholy and despondency

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
  • gloomy predictions
  • a gloomy silence
  • took a grim view of the economy
  • the darkening mood
  • lonely and blue in a strange city
  • depressed by the loss of his job
  • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
  • downcast after his defeat
  • feeling discouraged and downhearted

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a dispirited and divided Party
  • reacted to the crisis with listless resignation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: listless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.