dishearten
/dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/verb
dishearten is spelled D-I-S-H-E-A-R-T-E-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dishearten means “To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dishearten?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-H-E-A-R-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dishearten?
Dishearten appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dishearten?
- UK /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
- US /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/
Dishearten has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dishearten.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dishearten?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dishearten from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹtən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dishearten
- disheartens present, singular, he/she/it
- disheartening participle, present
- disheartened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dishearten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
The repeated failures began to dishearten the team.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dishearten in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décourager |
| German | entmutigen |
| Portuguese | desanimar, desalentar, descoroçoar, abater |
| Spanish | desalentar, descorazonar, desanimar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dishearten come from?
From dis- + hearten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).