The difference between Disheartened and Dispirited
When used as adjectives, disheartened means discouraged, despairing, whereas dispirited means without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
check bellow for the other definitions of Disheartened and Dispirited
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Disheartened as an adjective:
Discouraged, despairing.
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Disheartened as a verb:
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Dispirited as a verb:
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Dispirited as an adjective:
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
Examples:
"So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they [[mope]]d about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns."