Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dishearten
Participle: disheartened
Gerund: disheartening
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | dishearten |
| you | dishearten |
| he;she;it | disheartens |
| we | dishearten |
| you | dishearten |
| they | dishearten |
Perfect
| I | have disheartened |
| you | have disheartened |
| he;she;it | has disheartened |
| we | have disheartened |
| you | have disheartened |
| they | have disheartened |
Past
| I | disheartened |
| you | disheartened |
| he;she;it | disheartened |
| we | disheartened |
| you | disheartened |
| they | disheartened |
Pluperfect
| I | had disheartened |
| you | had disheartened |
| he;she;it | had disheartened |
| we | had disheartened |
| you | had disheartened |
| they | had disheartened |
Future
| I | will dishearten |
| you | will dishearten |
| he;she;it | will dishearten |
| we | will dishearten |
| you | will dishearten |
| they | will dishearten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have disheartened |
| you | will have disheartened |
| he;she;it | will have disheartened |
| we | will have disheartened |
| you | will have disheartened |
| they | will have disheartened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dishearten |
| you | dishearten |
| he;she;it | dishearten |
| we | dishearten |
| you | dishearten |
| they | dishearten |
Perfect
| I | have disheartened |
| you | have disheartened |
| he;she;it | have disheartened |
| we | have disheartened |
| you | have disheartened |
| they | have disheartened |
Imperfect
| I | disheartened |
| you | disheartened |
| he;she;it | disheartened |
| we | disheartened |
| you | disheartened |
| they | disheartened |
Pluperfect
| I | had disheartened |
| you | had disheartened |
| he;she;it | had disheartened |
| we | had disheartened |
| you | had disheartened |
| they | had disheartened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dishearten |
| you | would dishearten |
| he;she;it | would dishearten |
| we | would dishearten |
| you | would dishearten |
| they | would dishearten |
Perfect
| I | would have disheartened |
| you | would have disheartened |
| he;she;it | would have disheartened |
| we | would have disheartened |
| you | would have disheartened |
| they | would have disheartened |
Imperative
| you | dishearten |
| we | Let's dishearten |
| you | dishearten |
Verbs conjugated like 'dishearten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dishearten'
disheart,
diswarren,
enhearten,
hearten,
behearken,
deharden,
desheath,
dirten,
disaster,
disattend,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to fill with fear with intent to deter
- browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, dastardize, daunt, do down, domineer, hector, intimidate, menace, strong-arm
- discourage
- dampen, daunt, depress, deter, dismay, demoralized, humble, dissuade
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
3. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic *dis-
5. Latin dis-
6. Old French des-bor.
7. ▲
8. Latin dis-bor.
9. Middle English dis-
10. English dis-
11. Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
12. Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd
13. Proto-Germanic *hertô
14. Proto-West Germanic *hertā
15. Old English heorte
16. Middle English herte
17. English heart
18. English -en
19. English hearten
20. English dishearten
21. From dis- + hearten.
Verbs referencing "dishearten"
Greek
αποκαρδιώνω.
Sample Sentences
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[...] their woes. It is true, opportunities were scanty; but, on the way to the fields, and back again, and during the hours of labor, chances fell in his way of extending a helping-hand to the weary, the disheartened and discouraged. The poor, worn-down, brutalized creatures, at first, could scarce comprehend this; but, when it was continued week after week, and month after month, it began to awaken long-silent [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)