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lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

cast down more info
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demoralise more info
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depress more info
dismay more info
dispirit more info
get down more info

sample sentences

"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
depressant depressant
antonym
elate
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
dejection
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
dismay
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
demoralization
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
demoralisation
semantic pointers
hypernym
discourage
hyponym
chill