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dispirited
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dispirited
(adjective)
dispirited
/dɪ
ˈ
spirətəd/
adjective
dispirited
/dɪ
ˈ
spirətəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISPIRITED
[
more dispirited; most dispirited
]
:
feeling unhappy and without hope or enthusiasm
The loss left the team
dispirited
. [=
disheartened, discouraged
]
dispirited
supporters
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—
opposite
spirited
— dispiritedly
adverb
The team sat
dispiritedly
on the bench.
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