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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPIRIT

dispirit  [dɪˈspɪrɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPIRIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dispirit is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dispirit in English.

WHAT DOES DISPIRIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dispirit in the English dictionary

The definition of dispirit in the dictionary is to lower the spirit or enthusiasm of; make downhearted or depressed; discourage.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISPIRIT

PRESENT

Present
I dispirit
you dispirit
he/she/it dispirits
we dispirit
you dispirit
they dispirit
Present continuous
I am dispiriting
you are dispiriting
he/she/it is dispiriting
we are dispiriting
you are dispiriting
they are dispiriting
Present perfect
I have dispirited
you have dispirited
he/she/it has dispirited
we have dispirited
you have dispirited
they have dispirited
Present perfect continuous
I have been dispiriting
you have been dispiriting
he/she/it has been dispiriting
we have been dispiriting
you have been dispiriting
they have been dispiriting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dispirited
you dispirited
he/she/it dispirited
we dispirited
you dispirited
they dispirited
Past continuous
I was dispiriting
you were dispiriting
he/she/it was dispiriting
we were dispiriting
you were dispiriting
they were dispiriting
Past perfect
I had dispirited
you had dispirited
he/she/it had dispirited
we had dispirited
you had dispirited
they had dispirited
Past perfect continuous
I had been dispiriting
you had been dispiriting
he/she/it had been dispiriting
we had been dispiriting
you had been dispiriting
they had been dispiriting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dispirit
you will dispirit
he/she/it will dispirit
we will dispirit
you will dispirit
they will dispirit
Future continuous
I will be dispiriting
you will be dispiriting
he/she/it will be dispiriting
we will be dispiriting
you will be dispiriting
they will be dispiriting
Future perfect
I will have dispirited
you will have dispirited
he/she/it will have dispirited
we will have dispirited
you will have dispirited
they will have dispirited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dispiriting
you will have been dispiriting
he/she/it will have been dispiriting
we will have been dispiriting
you will have been dispiriting
they will have been dispiriting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dispirit
you would dispirit
he/she/it would dispirit
we would dispirit
you would dispirit
they would dispirit
Conditional continuous
I would be dispiriting
you would be dispiriting
he/she/it would be dispiriting
we would be dispiriting
you would be dispiriting
they would be dispiriting
Conditional perfect
I would have dispirit
you would have dispirit
he/she/it would have dispirit
we would have dispirit
you would have dispirit
they would have dispirit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dispiriting
you would have been dispiriting
he/she/it would have been dispiriting
we would have been dispiriting
you would have been dispiriting
they would have been dispiriting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dispirit
we let´s dispirit
you dispirit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dispirit
Past participle
dispirited
Present Participle
dispiriting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPIRIT


decemvirate
dɪˈsɛmvɪrɪt
dextrogyrate
ˌdɛkstrəʊˈdʒaɪrɪt
duumvirate
djuːˈʌmvɪrɪt
inspirit
ɪnˈspɪrɪt
levirate
ˈlɛvɪrɪt
pirate
ˈpaɪrɪt
quadrumvirate
kwɒdˈrʌmvɪrɪt
reinspirit
ˌriːɪnˈspɪrɪt
skirret
ˈskɪrɪt
spirit
ˈspɪrɪt
tirrit
ˈtɪrɪt
triumvirate
traɪˈʌmvɪrɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPIRIT

disperser
dispersible
dispersion
dispersion hardening
dispersion relation
dispersive
dispersive medium
dispersively
dispersiveness
dispersoid
dispirited
dispiritedly
dispiritedness
dispiriting
dispiritingly
dispiritment
dispiteous
dispiteously
dispiteousness
displace

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPIRIT

community spirit
evil spirit
familiar spirit
fighting spirit
free spirit
holiday spirit
Holy Spirit
kindred spirit
methylated spirit
party spirit
pioneer spirit
pioneering spirit
public spirit
rectified spirit
restless spirit
surgical spirit
team spirit
the Spirit
Universal Spirit
white spirit
wood spirit

Synonyms and antonyms of dispirit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISPIRIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dispirit» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dispirit

Translation of «dispirit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPIRIT

Find out the translation of dispirit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dispirit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dispirit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dispirit
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dispirit
570 millions of speakers

English

dispirit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिल तोड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وقع الكآبة في النفس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удручать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desanimar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরাশ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déprimer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tersebar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entmutigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

がっかりさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dispirit
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dispirit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nản chí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊக்கம் இழக்கச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keyfini kaçırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scoraggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dispirit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бив в обличчя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dispirit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποθαρρύνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontmoedigen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dispirit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dispirit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dispirit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPIRIT»

The term «dispirit» is normally little used and occupies the 123.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPIRIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dispirit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dispirit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dispirit

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPIRIT»

Discover the use of dispirit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dispirit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dr. Young's Guide to Demotivating Employees: How to ...
Written in an easy going humorous style, this book book shows you how to make more money, get your staff to work harder and keep control of everyone who works for you.
M. G. Young, 2007
2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
l Discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject mean to weaken in qualities that maintain interest, zeal, activity, or power to continue or to resist. Discourage implies not only the loss of courage and confidence but the entrance of fear and the marked ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
3
Replay To Ancient Days: The Second Collection Of Stories
Dispirit. Capture. I've been waiting all my lifetime For peace upon this holy ground But the winds of war keep blowing Can you hear their ungodly sound? Seems to me I've been forsaken Waning slowly amidst the clouds And my love it goes ...
WayneArthur Harris, 2005
4
English Pronouncing Dictionary: Daniel Jones - Selected Works
dispirit, -s, -ing, -ed/ly, -edness dis- 'pirit, -a, -ig, -id/li, -idnis displacje, -es, -ing, - ed, -ement/s dis- 'pleis, -iz, -in, -t, -marit/s display (s. v.), -s, -ing, -ed, -er/s dis'plei, -z, -in, -d, -a*/z displeasje, -es, -ing/ly, -ingness, -ed dis'pliiz, -iz, -ig/li, -irjnis, ...
Daniel Jones, Beverley Collins, Inger M. Mees, 2002
5
The Journal of Sacred Literature
The fact of the corruption of our nature may dispirit, but not the mere fact of God's predetermination; but in the midst even of ascertained corruption and felt weakness, he who, sensible of his own impotency, waits upon God and takes hold of ...
6
The Journal of sacred literature, ed. by J. Kitto. ...
... which, as has been attempted to be proved above, is perfectly consistent with free agency. The fact of the corruption of our nature may dispirit, but not the mere fact of God's predetermination ; but in the midst even of ascertained ...
John Kitto, 1851
7
A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval, Military ...
... longitude 78 Dispersing 79 Disperser — — 80 Disperscrs 81 Dispersion 82 Dispersion of 83 To dispirit 84 Dispirit — □ — 85 Dispirit them by 86 Dispirits 87 Dispirited 88 Dispirited by 89 Dispiriting — 90 To displace 91 Displace 92 Displace ...
John Macdonald, 1817
8
Freedom and Tenure in the Academy
This is a more serious charge than can be brought against the legal nihilist: if hired by the law school and then successful in his teaching, the legal nihilist will dispirit but not disable his students. I said that entering students in all divisions of a ...
William W. Van Alstyne, 1993
9
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the ...
To which are Prefixed, Principles of English Pronunciation ... Likewise Rules to be Observed by the Natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London ... To which is Annexed a Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin and Scripture Proper ...
John Walker, 1839
10
Humane prudence, or, The art by which a man may raise ...
dispirit. .' '- • • c t . ; h ' . . t. r • .. • lmpaviattm fertunt rutnœ. Suffering is the stay to Preferment, and great Infelicities usher us into Glory, if by Patience we can triumph over our Calamities. Misfortunes are troublesome at- first, but when there's no ...
William De Britaine, 1717

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPIRIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dispirit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Three to see: Live music in Sacramento
Dispirit, Lycus and Ghold join this smorgasbord of doom and darkness. 1517 21st St., Sacramento. $10.www.starlitelounge.net. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
2
'Wales will think we're scared, but we never feel fear'...Uruguay's …
Such a prospect would be enough to dispirit even the most optimistic heart, but not these Uruguayans. It is the only way they know. Yet coach ... «WalesOnline, Jun 15»
3
Copa America 2015 Quarterfinals: Bolivia vs Peru, Preview …
They were defeated by Brazil in the opener, but that did not dispirit them in their next matches. La Blanquirroja is coached by Ricardo Gareca, ... «Yibada, Jun 15»
4
Czech Republic bow out of U21 European Championships
But this onslaught didn't dispirit the Czech fans who were vocal in their support – cheering every tackle, pass and interception made by the ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
5
Ghold Gearing Up For US Tour
Along the way, the tour package will be joined by the likes of Rabbits, Towers, Dispirit, Lycus and many others, including Pinkish Black on the ... «Metal Underground, Jun 15»
6
Deafheaven + Dispirit Herald The New Wave Of Black Metal
These bands prove black metal is an evolving genre, capable influencing other forms of metal and non-metal music. by VH1 6/9/2015. -By Zack Sigel. «VH1, Jun 15»
7
Last Man Standing: Dellavedova revels
Curry couldn't be contained, though the torrent of perimeter shots didn't dispirit Dellavedova. “DEL-LY! DEL-LY! DEL-LY!” Chants honouring the Cavs' undrafted ... «Sportal.com.au, Jun 15»
8
Lotte To Buy NY Palace Hotel In Deal Rumored At $805M
The Lotte Group, which has dozens of affiliates in such dispirit industries as candy production, magazine publishing and Japanese professional ... «Law360, Jun 15»
9
Royal Thunder, Christopher Owens and more San Diego concerts
PLAN A: Dispirit, Lycus, Volahn @ The Merrow. More doom? More doom! I'm convinced you're not getting enough of the recommended daily ... «San Diego CityBEAT, Jun 15»
10
John Nash, who inspired A Beautiful Mind, remembered by film stars …
SYLVIA NASAR: Even as his work in all these dispirit fields became more and more influential, he sank ever deeper into poverty and totally ... «ABC Science Online, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dispirit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dispirit>. May 2024 ».
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