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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

disheartened

/(dĭs*härt"'nd)/ · dis·heart·ened · IPA /dɪshˈɑrtənd/
01 adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; as, their lack of interest disheartened the instructor.
  1. 1.
    made less hopeful or enthusiastic; as, their lack of interest disheartened the instructor.