Dis·pir·it v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispirited; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispiriting.]
1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.
Not dispirited with my afflictions. --Dryden.
He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.
2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]
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.
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dispiriting
adj 1: destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: demoralizing,
demoralising, disheartening]
2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war";
"a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate
winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of
November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn:
blue, dark, depressing, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy,
grim]