Disheartenment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɑːkpə/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪshˈɑːtənmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪshˈɑːtənmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɑːkpə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discouragement dismay

Word Forms

discourage	verb	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
dishearten	verb	take away the enthusiasm of
dismay	verb	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entmutigung

das Gefühl der Verzweiflung angesichts von Hindernissen

🇫🇷French

découragement

le sentiment de désespoir face aux obstacles

🇪🇸Spanish

desánimo

El sentimiento de desesperación ante los obstáculos.

🇮🇹Italian

scoraggiamento

il sentimento di disperazione di fronte agli ostacoli

🇳🇱Dutch

ontmoediging

het gevoel van wanhoop als je geconfronteerd wordt met obstakels

🇵🇹Portuguese

desânimo

o sentimento de desespero diante dos obstáculos

🇷🇺Russian

разочарование

чувство отчаяния перед лицом препятствий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराशा

बाधाओं के सामने निराशा की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

হতাশা

বাধার মুখে হতাশার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மனச்சோர்வு

தடைகளை எதிர்கொள்ளும் விரக்தியின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరుత్సాహం

అవరోధాల నేపథ్యంలో నిరాశ భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

निराशा

अडथळ्यांचा सामना करताना निराशेची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાશા

અવરોધોના ચહેરામાં નિરાશાની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಶೆ

ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳ ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಹತಾಶೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാശ

തടസ്സങ്ങൾക്കുമുന്നിൽ നിരാശയുടെ വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ

ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مایوسی

رکاوٹوں کے سامنے مایوسی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沮丧

面对障碍时的绝望感

🇯🇵Japanese

落胆

障害に直面したときの絶望感

🇰🇷Korean

낙담

장애물에 직면했을 때의 절망감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chán nản

cảm giác tuyệt vọng khi đối mặt với trở ngại

🇹🇭Thai

ความท้อแท้

ความรู้สึกสิ้นหวังเมื่อเผชิญกับอุปสรรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekecewaan

perasaan putus asa dalam menghadapi rintangan

🇵🇭Filipino

panghihina ng loob

ang pakiramdam ng kawalan ng pag-asa sa harap ng mga hadlang

🇲🇾Malay

rasa kecewa

perasaan putus asa menghadapi rintangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإحباط

الشعور باليأس في مواجهة العقبات

🇮🇷Persian

دلسردی

احساس ناامیدی در مواجهه با موانع

🇹🇷Turkish

cesaret kırıklığı

engeller karşısında umutsuzluk hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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