Associations to the word «Dispiriting»

Wiktionary

DISPIRIT, verb. Lower the morale of; make despondent; dishearten.

Dictionary definition

DISPIRIT, verb. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats