Definition of DISPIRITED

dispirited

Verb

  • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  • simple past and past participle of dispirit

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
    • "a dispirited and divided Party"
  • filled with melancholy and despondency
    • "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"

Adj

  • Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.

Examples

  • So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.

Synonyms

blue, cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, depressed, dismay, dispirit, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, get down, gloomy, grim, listless, low, low-spirited

Antonyms

elate

Scrabble Score: 14

dispirited: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dispirited: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dispirited: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

dispirited: valid Words With Friends Word