Definition
To cause someone to lose courage, confidence, or enthusiasm; to make someone feel discouraged or sad.
Etymology
From dis- + hearten (from heart). The -en suffix makes it a causative verb. Emerged in the 1600s as the standardized form replacing the earlier 'disheart,' reflecting English's preference for longer, more systematic verb formations.
Kelly Says
Dishearten appears constantly in literature because writers discovered it perfectly captures the emotional mechanism of defeat—it doesn't mean to hurt someone physically, but to damage their internal state in a way that prevents action.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ እንደሆነ
an-de-nya en-de-ho-ne
BNবাংলা
উৎসাহ হারান
ut-sa-ah ha-ra-an
CACatalà
desanimar
de-sa-ni-mar
CSČeština
ztrácet naději
z-tra-cet na-de-ji
DADansk
afskrive
af-s-krive
DEDeutsch
entmutigen
en-tmu-ti-gen
ELΕλληνικά
να απογοητεύω
na a-po-go-e-te-vo
ESEspañol
desanimar
de-sa-ni-mar
FAفارسی
دل کندن
del ken-dan
FRFrançais
décourager
de-ku-ra-zher
GUGU
હાર મોકલવી
haar mo-kal-vi
HEעברית
להרתיע
le-har-ti-e
HIहिन्दी
निराश करना
ni-ra-sh ka-rna
HUMagyar
elkeseríteni
el-ke-se-ri-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menurunkan semangat
me-nu-run-kan se-ma-gat
ITItaliano
sconfortare
skon-for-ta-re
JA日本語
落胆させる
raku-tan sa-se-ru
KKKK
көңіл-ауланын бұзылуы
ko-ng-il-au-la-nyn bu-zu-lu-wy
KO한국어
낙담시키다
nak-dam-si-ki-da
MRMR
आशा तोडणे
a-sha to-don-e
MSBahasa Melayu
menurunkan semangat
me-nu-run-kan se-ma-gat
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyan-g lan-e
NLNederlands
ontmoedigen
on-mo-o-di-gen
NONorsk
demotere
de-mo-te-re
PLPolski
zniechęcać
z-nie-che-cha-ć
PTPortuguês
desanimar
de-sa-ni-mar
RORomână
a descuraja
a de-skura-ja
RUРусский
уничтожить надежды
u-ni-ch-to-zhi-ty na-de-zh-dy
SVSvenska
förlora hoppet
for-lo-ra ho-ppet
SWKiswahili
kujaza
ku-ja-za
TAதமிழ்
தோற்கடிக்க
tho-r-ka-di-kka
TEతెలుగు
వేదన కలిగించు
ve-da-na ka-li-gin-chu
THไทย
ทำให้ท้อแท้
thae-ke tor-tae
TLTL
ipaglaban
i-pa-g-la-ban
TRTürkçe
moralini bozmak
mo-ra-li-ni boz-mak
UKУкраїнська
розчаровувати
ro-z-cha-ro-vu-vaty
URاردو
ناکام بنانا
na-ka-am ba-na-na
VITiếng Việt
làm nản lòng
lam nan-long
YOYO
jẹ́ ṣẹ̀ṣẹ́
je she-she