Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispirited

/dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: dispir-it-ed
IPA: /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of dispirit

adj

Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.

Example Sentences

"So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns."
"The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/

Inflected Forms

more dispirited (comparative) most dispirited (superlative)

Derived Forms

dispiritedly dispiritedness

Synonyms

gloomy grim blue depressed down downcast downhearted down in the mouth low low-spirited

Rhymes With

low-spirited

Questions

How do you pronounce dispirited?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/.
What does dispirited mean?: simple past and past participle of dispirit

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