DISHEARTENS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word disheartens. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DISHEARTENS
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| breaks | verbv | |||||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
| crushes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated • a dense crowd of people • temporary love of an adolescent • the act of crushing verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • break into small pieces • humiliate or depress completely • crush or bruise • make ineffective • become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure | ||||||||
| dampens | verbv | |||||||
verb • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • make moist • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • check; keep in check (a fire) • lessen in force or effect | ||||||||
| daunts | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||||
| dejects | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
| demoralizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • confuse or put into disorder | ||||||||
| depresses | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • lower (prices or markets) • cause to drop or sink • press down • lessen the activity or force of | ||||||||
| discourages | verbv | |||||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged • advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | ||||||||
| dispirits | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
| unnerves | verbv | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
| discourage | verbv | |||||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged • advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | ||||||||
| put off | verbv | |||||||
verb • hold back to a later time • cause to feel intense dislike or distaste • take away the enthusiasm of • cause to feel embarrassment • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||||
