dishearten

[US]/dɪs'hɑːt(ə)n/
[UK]/dɪsˈhɑrtn../
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kumkumbua; kumalimia mwanamme kushindwa kwa maziki au maziki ya mimi.
Word Forms
Past Tensedisheartened
Present Participledisheartening
Past Participledisheartened
Third Person Singulardisheartens

Example Sentences

He's easily disheartened by difficulties.

Yeye hushangazwa kwa urahisi na matatizo.

Not arrogant with victory, not dishearten with setback.

Hakuna mwenyewe na mwenyewe kwa mafanikio, hakuna mwenyewe na mwenyewe kwa mafanikio.

The feeble applause disheartened us.

Heshima dhaifu ilituvunja moyo.

the farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops.

mlimo alishangazwa na uharibifu kwenye mazao yake.

The bad news disheartened him.

Habari mbaya ilimshangaza.

Those young men are too easily disheartened by difficulties.

Wanaume hao vijana hushangazwa kwa urahisi na matatizo.

lack of interest that disheartened the instructor;

ukosefu wa maslahi ulimshangaza mwalimu;

This is the very best way to leverage an understanding of conative style -- to create useful, complementary strategies instead of disheartening, competitive ones.

Hii ni njia ya juu sana ya kusimamia maeleko ya conative style - kufanya makusudi ya mafaida na yanayotumia kwa mchanganyiki kwa mengine ya kusimamia na makusudi ya mafidia.

Real-world Examples

It's a bit, like, disheartening if you...

Hakuna kipindi, kama, kushangaza mshangao kama unge...

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese Teachers Are Coming"

" Don't say that and dishearten me."

"Tukisema hili na kushangaza mshangao."

Source: Returning Home

If we are especially sensitive, it seems more than puzzling, it is disheartening.

Ikiwa tunasikia kwa mafua ya kusudi, inafanana na kusudi zaidi, inaonya mshangao.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

I know that sounds disheartening, but to be honest it kind of just feels refreshing.

Natafika kama inaonya mshangao, lakini kwa ujumla inaonya kwa mafua ya kushangaza.

Source: Q&A in progress.

Shocked and disheartened by the Greedy Woman's words, the children reached for the witch's hat.

Wakati waliyotembea na wakichanganyika kwa makosa ya Mwanamke Mshangao, watoto walimtia kwa mpira wa mwanamimi.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

I had been disheartened by the failure of my Drawing Number One and my Drawing Number Two.

Niliwaonjwa na makosa ya Drawing Number One na Drawing Number Two yangu.

Source: The Little Prince

" I was really disheartened that trade really hasn't become a dirty word and both parties" .

"Niliwaonjwa kwa mafua ya kusudi kwamba uchaguzi hajafanya kina mshangao na mimi na wengine".

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Her insincerity to others had amused him, but it was disheartening when used against himself.

Ukiofya wa wanyama wengine walimueleza mshangao, lakini inaonya mshangao wakati wakichagulia mimi.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

Valentina Mihailovna fussed about Solomin as much as she could, but her failure to arouse him disheartened her.

Valentina Mihailovna alipiga kwa Solomin kama alipoteza, lakini makosa yake ya kusikiliza mimi walimueleza mshangao.

Source: The Virgin Land (Part 2)

And I think the SEC's action, they also said that they were disappointed and disheartened by that lawsuit.

Na ninafikiri kuhusu usimamia wa SEC, wameweka kwamba waliwaonjwa na wakichanganyika kwa mshangao huyo.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

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