Disheartened
/dɪsˈhɑːr.tənd/noun
Feeling a loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
Did you know?The prefix 'dis-' often implies a reversal or negation, suggesting that to be disheartened is to have one's heart forcibly taken away, as if by dark magic.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
disherte
“To take away heart or spirit.”
Old French
Old French
desherter
“To dishearten or discourage.”
Late Latin
Late Latin
excordis
“From the heart.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kerd-
“To have heart, as in spirit or emotional center.”