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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dishearten

/(dĭs*härt"'n)/ · Dis·heart·en · IPA /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/
01 v. t. To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
imp. & p. p. Disheartened; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheartening
  1. 1.
    To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
    “Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened.” Macaulay.