dishearten

• “This is to dishearten the Kristianos outside, break their spirit.”

  Simon & Schuster: Fire The Sky

• “The dilapidated gate could not deter her, the creaking shutters could not dishearten her, the spider web-laced windows could not dissuade her.”

  NPR: Three-Minute Fiction Favorites

• “At the very least, however, it would dishearten Gadhafi's supporters and buy time for the rebels.”

  The Wall Street Journal: It's Not Too Late to Save Libya

• “Occasionally the words dishearten, but 99 percent of the time they uplift.”

  le french flair - French Word-A-Day

• “But idiots like Bolton and Palin and the neocons want to bomb the country which would only galvinize “Supreme Leader” and dishearten those trying to make changes.”

  Think Progress » Bolton: Either Iran Gets Nukes Or ‘Israel Or Somebody Else Uses Military Force To Stop It’

• “Even though I live here and I witness daily examples of the hardships people face just trying to survive, the statistics never fail to dishearten me.”

  The Huffington Post: Peace Prospects Brighten Children's Dreams in South Sudan

• “Although the message of prudence, at a time when CIC's dumping of £351. 4m of Morgan Stanley shares has conspicuously not generated any money for transfer activity, might dishearten fans, it should not be interpreted as a lack of team investment.”

  The Guardian: China fund raises finance to match Liverpool asking price

• “The condition of an airplane cabin can dishearten any traveler.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Extreme Makeover, Economy Cabin Edition

• “You'll never really know: the only safe lesson is not to take the reasons given to you as gospel and so not to let them dishearten you.”

  The Guardian: Dear Jeremy

• “Silence from Washington would also dishearten the courageous and growing opposition who are continuing to struggle for democracy.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Tulip Revolution Wilts

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