dispirited (adj.)

  1. marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; a dispirited and divided Party; reacted to the crisis with listless resignation

    [ Syn: listless ]

  2. filled with melancholy and despondency ; gloomy at the thought of what he had to face; gloomy predictions; a gloomy silence; took a grim view of the economy; the darkening mood; lonely and blue in a strange city; depressed by the loss of his job; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; downcast after his defeat; feeling discouraged and downhearted

    [ Syn: gloomy , grim , blue , depressed , down , downcast , downhearted , down in the mouth , low , low-spirited ]

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