Home › Words › D › disheartenerdisheartenerdisheartener means one who or that which disheartens.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, disheartener ranks #29,381 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dishearten + -er.nounOne who or that which disheartens.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disheartenment 81% match — The act of disheartening. vs disheartener →dishearten 79% match — To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage. vs disheartener →disheartening 78% match — Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy. vs disheartener →discourager 77% match — One who discourages. vs disheartener →disheartened 77% match — Discouraged, despairing. vs disheartener →dishearteningly 73% match — In a disheartening manner. vs disheartener →unheart 72% match — To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. vs disheartener →disheartenedly 72% match — In a disheartened manner, dispiritedly. vs disheartener →