"dispirited" in the verb sense
1. depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
lower someone's spirits make downhearted
"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
"dispirited" in the adjective sense
1. dispirited, listless
marked by low spirits showing no enthusiasm
"a dispirited and divided Party"
"reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
2. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
filled with melancholy and despondency
"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"
"gloomy predictions"
"a gloomy silence"
"took a grim view of the economy"
"the darkening mood"
"lonely and blue in a strange city"
"depressed by the loss of his job"
"a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"
"downcast after his defeat"
"feeling discouraged and downhearted"
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