dishearten
/dɪsˈhɑːtn/verb
उच्चारण डिस्हार्टन
हतोत्साहित करना, निराश करना, दिल तोड़ना
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody lose hope or confidence
हतोत्साहित करना, निराश करना, दिल तोड़ना
- Don't be disheartened by one failure.
- The poor result did not dishearten Radhika, and she began preparing again the next day.
- The long delay did not dishearten the volunteers.
+ 2 more examples
- Harsh criticism can dishearten a young writer.
- Such a defeat would dishearten any team.
Synonyms discourage demoralize deject depress dispirit
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dishearten + sb (transitive)
The verb needs an object, the person who loses hope; the cause is the subject.
इस क्रिया को object चाहिए, यानी वह व्यक्ति जो आशा खो देता है; कारण कर्ता होता है।
- The repeated failures disheartened the team.
- Don't let one low mark dishearten you.
be / feel disheartened + by / at / about
The -ed adjective describes the person's feeling; the cause follows by, at or about.
-ed वाला adjective व्यक्ति की भावना बताता है; कारण by, at या about के बाद आता है।
- Radhika was disheartened by the long queue of applicants.
- He felt disheartened at the poor turnout.
disheartening + noun / it is disheartening to
The -ing adjective describes the thing or news that causes the feeling.
-ing वाला adjective उस चीज़ या समाचार का वर्णन करता है जो यह भावना उत्पन्न करता है।
- The result was disheartening.
- It is disheartening to see so much food wasted.
not + be disheartened + (imperative)
In advice, tell someone not to be disheartened when a setback happens.
सलाह देते समय किसी को असफलता पर हिम्मत न हारने को कहा जाता है।
- Do not be disheartened if you fail the first time.
+Collocations 4
disheartening + noun
newsresultsightexperiencedefeat
- The match ended in a disheartening defeat.
adverb + disheartened
deeplyrathervisiblyslightlygreatly
- The players looked visibly disheartened after the loss.
feel / seem + disheartened
feelseembecomelookremain
- The candidate seemed disheartened by the low turnout.
disheartened + by
failurecriticismdelayrejectionthe weather
- She was disheartened by the criticism of her essay.
“More examples 5
- The poor harvest disheartened the farmers of the village.
ख़राब फ़सल ने गाँव के किसानों का हौसला तोड़ दिया।
- Radhika was not disheartened by her first rejection and applied again.
राधिका अपनी पहली अस्वीकृति से निराश नहीं हुई और उसने फिर आवेदन किया।
- It is disheartening to see an empty library during exam week.
परीक्षा-सप्ताह में खाली पुस्तकालय देखना निराशाजनक है।
- His coach told him not to be disheartened by one bad innings.
उसके कोच ने कहा कि एक ख़राब पारी से हिम्मत न हारो।
- The long delay in the results was disheartening for the students.
परिणामों में लंबी देरी विद्यार्थियों के लिए निराशाजनक थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Don't be dishearten by your failure.
✓ Don't be disheartened by your failure.
After be, the participle disheartened is needed.
'Be' के बाद participle 'disheartened' चाहिए।
✗ The result was very disheartened.
✓ The result was very disheartening.
Use -ing for the thing that causes the feeling and -ed for the person who feels it.
भावना पैदा करने वाली चीज़ के लिए -ing और भावना महसूस करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए -ed लगता है।
✗ She was disheartened from her poor marks.
✓ She was disheartened by her poor marks.
The cause of the feeling is introduced by by or at, not from.
भावना का कारण by या at से जोड़ा जाता है, 'from' से नहीं।
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dis·heart·en
?Which word?
The -ed/-ing pair: disheartened (the person), disheartening (the thing: 'disheartening news').
-ed/-ing जोड़ी: disheartened (व्यक्ति), disheartening (चीज़: 'disheartening news')।
Keep the discourage words together: dishearten, discourage, demoralize (destroy confidence), dispirit, daunt (make nervous about doing something).
हतोत्साहित करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: dishearten, discourage, demoralize (आत्मविश्वास नष्ट करना), dispirit, daunt (कुछ करने को लेकर घबराहट पैदा करना)।