Hearten and Hamstring

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Hearten verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

Usage example: thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse

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Hamstring is an antonym for hearten.

Nearby Words: heart, hearty, heartening

Hamstring verb - To render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move.

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Hearten is an antonym for hamstring.

Nearby Word: hamstringing

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Hamstring and Hearten. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hearten/hamstring

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