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Disheartened

adjective/dis-HAR-tuhnd/

Meaning

Having lost hope, confidence or enthusiasm.

In context

Don't be disheartened by one bad mark; keep practising.

Remember it

Dis- (remove) + heart: the heart goes out of you, so your spirits sink.

Use it well

Use for lost confidence after a setback; the opposite is 'heartened'.