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How do you use Dishearten in a sentence? See 1 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like discourage or hearten, plus the exact meaning.

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Dishearten in a sentence

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Dishearten | Disheartening | Disheartened

Dishearten meaning

To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

Synonyms of Dishearten

put off discourage hearten

Related words

Other words often associated with Dishearten or its synonyms:

encourage admonish defer reject cheer table repulse rede prorogue delay warn embolden

Using Dishearten

  • The main meaning on this page is: To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
  • Useful related words include: put off, discourage, hearten.

Context around Dishearten

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 43 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Dishearten

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

winter can dishearten the most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the scottish winter 1×

Common sentence endings:

and evening dreaming 1×

Words around Dishearten

Just before it in the word index:

dishdasha 5 dishcourse 2 dishcloths 2 dishcloth 4 disharmony 37 disha 80

Just after it in the word index:

disheartened 86 disheartening 138 dished 164 disher 3 dishes 1.971 dishevel 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Dishearten

  • In this selection, "dishearten" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 43 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include winter can dishearten the most. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dishearten" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dishearten

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Scottish winter can dishearten the most dedicated of walkers, but on a summer evening I’ll finish work early, jump on the tram then the bus, get home, change and set off straight away for an hour of wandering and evening dreaming. (43 words)

Longer example sentences

The Scottish winter can dishearten the most dedicated of walkers, but on a summer evening I’ll finish work early, jump on the tram then the bus, get home, change and set off straight away for an hour of wandering and evening dreaming. (43 words)

Example sentences (1)

The Scottish winter can dishearten the most dedicated of walkers, but on a summer evening I’ll finish work early, jump on the tram then the bus, get home, change and set off straight away for an hour of wandering and evening dreaming.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dishearten" in a sentence?
An example: "The Scottish winter can dishearten the most dedicated of walkers, but on a summer evening I’ll finish work early, jump on the tram then the bus, get home, change and set off straight away for an hour of wandering and evening dreaming." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "dishearten" from authentic English texts.
What does "dishearten" mean?
Dishearten means: To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
What are synonyms of "dishearten"?
Common synonyms of "dishearten" include: put off, discourage, hearten.
How many example sentences with "dishearten" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "dishearten", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.