lose heart en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To despair; to experience reduced morale; to become disheartened.
There's nothing so humbling as being a dunce in a foreign tongue, and if it weren't for her compassion, we'd have lost heart after two weeks.
2008, Sue Grafton, J is for Judgment, page 159:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lost heart | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lost heart | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| loses heart | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| losing heart | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
heartless · disheartened · unhearty · lose one's way
Translations (35)
grc ἐκκακέω (to despair) · cy digalonni (to despair) · mi takarure (to despair) · ro se descuraja (to despair) · fi tulla epätoivoiseksi (to despair) · it sfiduciarsi (to despair) · ru опусти́ть ру́ки (to despair) · th ย่อท้อ (to despair) · ru упа́сть ду́хом (to despair) · hu elkedvetlenedik (to despair) · mi tārure (to despair) · hu elcsügged (to despair) · ru отча́яться (to despair) · fi vaipua epätoivoon (to despair) · hu elbátortalanodik (to despair) · es desanimarse (to despair) · cmn 灰心 (to despair) · it accasciarsi (to despair) · vi nản lòng (to despair) · ru опуска́ть ру́ки (to despair) · hu elszontyolodik (to despair) · grc ἀθυμέω (to despair) · it scoraggiarsi (to despair) · es desesperarse (to despair) · yi אַראָפּפֿאַלן בײַ זיך (to despair) · de den Mut verlieren (to despair) · km អស់កម្លាំងចិត្ដ (to despair) · it disperarsi (to despair) · ar يَئِسَ (to despair) · fr se décourager (to despair) · ar أُحْبِطَ (to despair) · it abbattersi (to despair) · fr désespérer (to despair) · ru па́дать ду́хом (to despair) · ru отча́иваться (to despair)