dispirited

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

- a dispirited and divided Party

Similar word(s): spiritless, listless

2. filled with melancholy and despondency

- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face

Similar word(s): dejected, blue, depressed, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low

Sentences with dispirited as an adjective:

- So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of dispirit