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

Oh, madam, I ought to be with those brave fellows whom nothing disheartens.

From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas

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

She told MarketWatch that she feels disheartened, sad and frustrated by the way things have played out.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

"When I found out I was heartbroken - I was distraught and completely disheartened," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

You might think that this encounter left me disheartened.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It's disheartening… you feel powerless because the police are powerless," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

Just keeping them in food and clothing, chasing them down when they were late or absent—all of it was exhausting and occasionally disheartening.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers