disheartened
dis·hear·te·ned
adjective
1.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
- “desperate demoralized people looking for work”
- “felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem”
- “the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest”
Origin
From the verb hearten.
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