verb (used with object)
- to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
adjective
- tending to lower the spirit or enthusiasm; depressing; discouraging
verb
- (tr) to lower the spirit or enthusiasm of; make downhearted or depressed; discourage
1640s; see dis- + spirit (n.). Related: Dispirited; dispiriting.