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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdécourager
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dé-kou-ra-zhay
"Les critiques constantes l'ont découragée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm.
"The constant criticism from her peers began to dishearten her." - 2
To discourage or demoralize.
"The team's defeat did not dishearten them; they were determined to try again."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'dishearten' originates from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'to do the opposite of' and 'hearten', which comes from the Old English 'heorot' meaning 'to encourage or give courage'. The term evolved in the late 16th century to convey the sense of losing spirit or confidence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dishearten" is said worldwide
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décourager
Transliteration: dé-kou-ra-zhay
"Les critiques constantes l'ont découragée."
entmutigen
Transliteration: ent-mu-ti-gen
"Die ständigen Kritiken haben sie entmutigt."
demoralizzare
Transliteration: de-mo-ra-li-zza-re
"Le critiche costanti l'hanno demoralizzata."
desanimar
Transliteration: de-sa-ni-mar
"Las críticas constantes la han desanimado."
desanimar
Transliteration: de-sa-ni-mar
"As críticas constantes a desanimaram."
निराश करना
Transliteration: niraash karna
"लगातार आलोचना ने उसे निराश कर दिया।"
使失去信心
Transliteration: shǐ shīqù xìnxīn
"不断的批评使她失去信心。"
실망시키다
Transliteration: sil-mang-si-ki-da
"지속적인 비판이 그녀를 실망시켰다."
失望させる
Transliteration: shitsubō saseru
"継続的な批判が彼女を失望させた。"
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