Dispirit
Dispirit verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Usage example: dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report
Try and dispirit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Dispirit".
Nearby Words: dispiriting, dispiritedly
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
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Try and Dispirit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dispirit/try
Dispirit & Try. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dispirit/try>.
Try or Dispirit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dispirit/try.
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