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

And so the familiarity of McBride’s M.O. disheartens.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2019

When one has made a fine presentation of his capability, and therefore feels confident of selling his services, it shocks and disheartens him to have his application rejected.

From Certain Success by Norval A. Hawkins

Markle had also remarked early on that she was disheartened that so much coverage of her romance focused on her ethnicity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

"Those students who are currently studying in those areas are feeling very disheartened, they're felling ignored and they're feeling quite disrespected."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

I am disheartened by the merely contemporary and hence indifferent to every fad.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

The barren sands yielded nothing and the team, disheartened, headed back to their camp.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

I warned them against the dangers of being disheartened and insisted we were doing quite well.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“To turn on the TV, to see that environment in Los Angeles, that’s disheartening to see,” Lupoi said in Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

To the members of Good Good, it’s especially disheartening because they say they have sought to promote the inclusivity of women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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

"It is disheartening to see news channels," said Sukhjeet Narula, 28, a software professional.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

At the southern end of the site, however, the men made a disheartening discovery.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson