Literary notes about disheartened (AI summary)
In literature, the term "disheartened" is often employed to evoke a sense of deep dejection or diminished morale in characters or groups facing adversity. Writers use it to describe moments of personal despair, such as a character feeling overwhelmed by setbacks and uncertainty [1, 2], while in historical or battle narratives it can also depict collective dismay amid setbacks or failures [3, 4, 5]. In reflective and philosophical texts, the word appears to caution against succumbing to discouragement, urging perseverance despite obstacles [6, 7]. Thus, whether illustrating internal conflict or external defeat, "disheartened" serves as a powerful device to underscore vulnerability and the human struggle against despair [8, 9].
- " I noted down these particulars in my pocket-book, feeling as I did so both doubtful and disheartened about my next proceedings.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - I sat down, disheartened, and began to reflect on my situation.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - To say that Negroes of the United States were disheartened at the retirement of Colonel Young is to put it
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois - In turn they became disheartened, and would have been glad to submit without compromise.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant - The disheartened and frequently defeated African militia joined it, and, at the battle of Zama, composed the greater part of the troops of Annibal.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - For if you keep this in mind you will not be disheartened from over concern with things of less account.
— from The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius - Fret not, neither despond nor be disheartened, if it be not always possible for you to act according to your principles of perfection.
— from The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius - "Go on, Sancho my friend, and be not disheartened," said Don Quixote; "for I double the stakes as to price."
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - When the fatigue of finding nothing had disheartened Tristan, who was not easily discouraged, Quasimodo continued the search alone.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
