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we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill
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Recent Examples of disheartened
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Amy Lawrence Were Iraq’s fans disheartened?
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Were the older folks of your time disheartened by your generation’s lack of interest with their movies?
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Raj Tawney,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
Fans were disappointed, but not disheartened.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Spoelstra was most disheartened by the defense.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
The program’s recent struggles disheartened him.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
Restaurant owners disheartened, but still optimistic about future While the Mohammads broke their usual public silence on divisive issues to promote immigration organizations, Rachel noted Friday's boycott may have presented an unrealistic goal for restaurants.
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Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.
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Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
And whose heart didn’t swell with pride when the disheartened Malinin immediately pulled himself together to congratulate Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who skated away with the top honors?
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Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Rinderknecht’s father, who attended the whole trial, said he was disheartened by the judge’s decision to keep his son in custody.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Amy Lawrence Were Iraq’s fans disheartened?
—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Were the older folks of your time disheartened by your generation’s lack of interest with their movies?
—
Raj Tawney,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
Fans were disappointed, but not disheartened.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Spoelstra was most disheartened by the defense.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
The program’s recent struggles disheartened him.
—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
Restaurant owners disheartened, but still optimistic about future While the Mohammads broke their usual public silence on divisive issues to promote immigration organizations, Rachel noted Friday's boycott may have presented an unrealistic goal for restaurants.
—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one.
—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disheartened
Adjective
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When a manager conveys this, employees hear that new ideas are unwelcome and innovation is discouraged.
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Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.
Verb
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Some women are frustrated, worried they are being left behind.
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Yet from No Child Left Behind through the push for the Common Core into today’s zeal for science of reading, policy leaders are frustrated that the version of policy that occurs in the classroom does not match their vision.
Adjective
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Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing.
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Given their expectations entering the day, Netcompany-INEOS will be deeply disappointed with Kevin Vauquelin’s puncture, their French leader having enjoyed such an impressive Tour last year.
Adjective
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On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday.
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Immediately, a dispirited city administration came to life, with particular focus on quality-of-life issues affecting residents and visitors.
Adjective
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The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly.
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Reactions both delirious and dejected have become a staple on national and global soccer telecasts.
Adjective
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Fans hoping the Bears would move to Arlington Heights were crestfallen Monday after state lawmakers failed to act.
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Malek, with an insular and crestfallen moodiness, plays Jimmy as a man caught between liberation and AIDS, between wanting to be a breakout performer and waiting to stay true to his subversive drag soul.
Adjective
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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Supergirl is a story about a depressed, super-powered woman who is pulled out of her bar-hopping to help other people and find her purpose.
Adjective
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The decade was an unhappy panorama of inflation, gas shortages, military humiliation, and revelations of political corruption.
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On Tuesday, Paul urged Americans who are unhappy with the justices’ ruling to support his proposal.
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