dispirited

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Simple past tense and past participle of dispirit
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened

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.

{a} disheartened, cast down
Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted
low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation
{s} downhearted, discouraged, despondent, dejected
If you are dispirited, you have lost your enthusiasm and excitement. I left eventually at six o'clock feeling utterly dispirited and depressed. = dejected. someone who is dispirited does not feel as hopeful, eager, or interested in something as they were in the past
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
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dispirit
Lower the morale of; make despondent; dishearten
dispirit
{v} to discourage, damp, deject, oppress
dispirit
To distill or infuse the spirit of
dispirit
To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage
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lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
dispirit
{f} dishearten, discourage, cause to lose hope or enthusiasm
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