dispirited
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Only a few hundred dispirited Chelsea fans were still inside Wembley as Cole Palmer and Co trudged up the steps to collect their losers' medals following their FA Cup final defeat by Manchester City.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
At some point between his second-inning exit, and the Dodgers’ historic rally in the top of the fifth, a dispirited Flaherty decided against any further self-pity.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
Coming out of the studio, he could tell she was dispirited and needed someone to talk to, so he tried his best to encourage her.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
They might be dispirited after losing at Wembley, but maybe that defeat means they think they have got to win the FA Cup now.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
He braced himself for one of Lillian’s cold, puissant lectures to enfilade the dispirited citadel of his self-respect.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing dispirited
The Red Pony
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The Wind in the Willows
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"Watership Down" by Richard Adams, Chapters 35-38
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