dishearten

Many young voters say that would dishearten them.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

I began to wonder what we were going to find in this wasteland, but I didn’t want to say anything to dishearten Duncan.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

In “On Fire,” Naomi Klein’s purpose is not to dishearten but to awaken us to the growing global movement called the Green New Deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

Each day, 22 people die in want of organs, which should dishearten all Americans.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023

“Do not be dishearten, young bahss. Today, we will be foun, to be true.”

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

“It saddens me, it disgusts me and disheartens me,” Alvarez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

"It disgusts me and disheartens me that people in our nation seem incapable of being decent people."

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2022

It allows those who are responsible to remain unaccountable, and it disheartens those who seek to do the right thing.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021

“These words have no place on News10NBC’s air, and the fact that we broadcast them disheartens and disgusts me; that it was not caught immediately is inexcusable,” he said in the statement.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2019

"That is what disheartens me; good people are so up in the clouds, where one can never get at them."

From Amy Herbert by Elizabeth Sewell

Litberg said he and the crew felt very disheartened about the theft but had been touched by the public’s support that came after.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Parents said they were disheartened and upset about the city’s actions because of the effects on the children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Students training to be teachers in Science, Maths and Irish who do not qualify for support of up to £20,000 feel "disheartened" and "disrespected".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Not everyone is disheartened by the military's successes.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

He looked very disheartened, “My father says I have to go to a psychiatrist.”

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

To see Mulroy’s power being muted by Taylor is disheartening, Arnold said.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

He feels a particular responsibility to remember victims in his coverage and it's especially disheartening when he writes a story about an execution that doesn't make big news.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

What we found was disheartening but also motivating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

What was really disheartening was the fact that day in and day out, they weren’t on the battlefield.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

And in a general disheartening, the leaves let go, twirled and somersaulted, and finally settled down to sleep.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt