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disheartened

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈhɑɹtənd// UK //dɪshˈɑːtənd// dis·heart·ened

adj. feeling like you have lost your hope or confidence. You feel this way when something difficult makes you want to stop trying.

adj. having lost determination, confidence, or spirit. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'feel', 'become', or 'seem'.


SIMPLE

She felt disheartened after failing her driving test again.

CONTEXTUAL

The team was disheartened by the early goal, but they continued to play hard until the final whistle.

COMPLEX

Despite several rejections from major publishers, the author refused to be disheartened, viewing each critique as a necessary step toward refining his manuscript.

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Often follows a linking verb or appears as a participial adjective before a noun.

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