how to pronounce dishearten

/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/

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dishearten is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of dishearten

verb:

To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

dishearten frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dishearten occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dishearten can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dishearten can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;