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dispirit vt. 使沮喪,使氣餒 使沮喪,使氣餒 dispirit v 1: lower someone' s spirits; make downhearted; " These news depressed her"; " The bad state of her child' s health demoralizes her" [ synonym: { depress}, { deject}, { cast down}, { get down}, { dismay}, { dispirit}, { demoralize}, { demoralise}] [ ant: { elate}, { intoxicate}, { lift up}, { pick up}, { uplift}] Dispirit \ Dis* pir" it\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Dispirited}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Dispiriting}.] [ Pref. dis- spirit.] 1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage. [ 1913 Webster] Not dispirited with my afflictions. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] He has dispirited himself by a debauch. -- Collier. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [ Obs. or R.] [ 1913 Webster] This makes a man master of his learning, and dispirits the book into the scholar. -- Fuller. Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast down; intimidate; daunt; cow. [ 1913 Webster] 23 Moby Thesaurus words for " dispirit": beat down, cast down, chill, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, deject, demoralize, depress, discourage, dishearten, disparage, knock down, lower, lower the spirits, oppress, press down, sadden, sink, weigh heavy upon, weigh upon
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