desanimado
Spanish, adjective/desaniˈmado/
desanimado is spelled D-E-S-A-N-I-M-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desanimado is a Spanish adjective meaning “dejected, dispirited, discouraged, disheartened” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of desanimar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sin ánimo, coraje, motivación o valentía para hacer o enfrentar algo”.
What does desanimado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dejected, dispirited, discouraged, disheartened
- 2
bummed out (colloquial)
verb
- 1
past participle of desanimar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Sin ánimo, coraje, motivación o valentía para hacer o enfrentar algo. 2. Referido a un evento o reunión, sin entusiasmo o sin animación o sin mucha concurrencia.
verb: 1. Participio de desanimar o de desanimarse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desanimado
- desanimada feminine
- desanimados masculine plural
- desanimadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desanimado?
- /desaniˈmado/
- [d̪e.sa.niˈma.ð̞o]
- [d̪esaniˈmað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desanimado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desanimado in Spanish?
desanimado appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).