disheartened
1. [ adjective ] made less hopeful or enthusiastic
Synonyms: discouraged demoralized demoralised
Examples:

"desperate demoralized people looking for work" "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

Related terms: pessimistic
2. [ adjective ] made less hopeful or enthusiastic
Synonyms: discouraged demoralized
Examples:

"desperate demoralized people looking for work" "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

Related terms: pessimistic
Similar spelling:   dishearten
  disheartening
  disheartenment
  dissertate