| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dishearten, dispirit |
| Synonyms: | abash, afflict, alarm, appall, awe, beat down, bother, break one's heart, bully, cast down, chill, confuse, cow, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deprecate, depress, dismay, disparage, distress, droop, frighten, intimidate, irk, overawe, prostrate, repress, scare, throw cold water on, trouble, try, unnerve, vex, weigh |
| Antonyms: | encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | shatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt someone badly |
| Synonyms: | break a heart, crush, destroy, devastate, dumbfound, rattle, ruin, upset |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help |