dispirited
part of speech
adjective (dispirited, more dispirited, most dispirited); verb form (dispirit, dispirits, dispirited, dispiriting — less common)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having lost hope and energy; feeling down and discouraged. tree →
2) Showing that feeling, as in a dispirited voice or a dispirited team. tree →
sense in the lessons
It describes how people feel after failure, bad news or a long struggle: they stop trying hard and look gloomy. In stories it tells the reader a character is close to giving up, often just before help or a new idea comes. Opposite: «cheerful», «encouraged», «in high spirits».
examples
- The team walked off the pitch looking dispirited after losing 5–0. tree →
- After three rainy days, the campers were tired and dispirited. tree →
- Mole felt lost and dispirited in the dark Wild Wood. tree →
- She gave a dispirited sigh and closed her maths book. tree →
- Don't be dispirited by one bad mark; you can try again. tree →
- The dispirited soldiers trudged back through the mud. tree →
- A kind word can cheer up a dispirited friend. tree →
note
Adjective formed like a past form of «dispirit» (to make someone lose heart). Its opposite in feeling is «in good spirits». Similar words: discouraged, downhearted, crestfallen. Do not confuse with «spirited», which means lively and brave.
Trees and pragmatics
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