Dis·heart·en v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheartened p. pr. & vb. n. Disheartening.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay.
Syn: -- To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.
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disheartening
adj : destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: demoralizing,
demoralising, dispiriting]