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Added 6 October 2026

dispirited

/dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd/ verb

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simple past and past participle of dispirit

adjective

Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.

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