"lose heart" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lose heart.wav Forms: loses heart [present, singular, third-person], losing heart [participle, present], lost heart [participle, past], lost heart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lose<,,lost> heart}} lose heart (third-person singular simple present loses heart, present participle losing heart, simple past and past participle lost heart)
  1. To despair; to experience reduced morale. Categories (topical): Emotions Related terms: heartless, lose one's way, unhearty Translations (to despair): ἀθυμέω (athuméō) (Ancient Greek), ἐκκακέω (ekkakéō) (Ancient Greek), يَئِسَ (yaʔisa) (Arabic), أُحْبِطَ (ʔuḥbiṭa) (Arabic), 灰心 (huīxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), tulla epätoivoiseksi (Finnish), vaipua epätoivoon (Finnish), désespérer (French), se décourager (French), den Mut verlieren (German), elkedvetlenedik (Hungarian), elcsügged (Hungarian), elbátortalanodik (Hungarian), elszontyolodik (Hungarian), accasciarsi (Italian), disperarsi (Italian), abbattersi (Italian), scoraggiarsi (Italian), sfiduciarsi (Italian), អស់កម្លាំងចិត្ដ (ɑh kɑmlang cət) (Khmer), takarure (Maori), tārure (Maori), se descuraja (Romanian), па́дать ду́хом (pádatʹ dúxom) [imperfective] (Russian), упа́сть ду́хом (upástʹ dúxom) [perfective] (Russian), отча́иваться (otčáivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), отча́яться (otčájatʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), опуска́ть ру́ки (opuskátʹ rúki) [imperfective] (Russian), опусти́ть ру́ки (opustítʹ rúki) [perfective] (Russian), desesperarse (Spanish), desanimarse (Spanish), nản lòng (Vietnamese), digalonni (Welsh), אַראָפּפֿאַלן בײַ זיך (aropfaln bay zikh) (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "take heart"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loses heart",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "losing heart",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost heart",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lost heart",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "ref": "2008, Sue Grafton, J is for Judgment, page 159:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "To despair; to experience reduced morale."
      ],
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        [
          "despair",
          "despair"
        ],
        [
          "morale",
          "morale"
        ]
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "heartless"
        },
        {
          "word": "lose one's way"
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        {
          "word": "unhearty"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "yaʔisa",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "يَئِسَ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔuḥbiṭa",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "أُحْبِطَ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "huīxīn",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "灰心"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "tulla epätoivoiseksi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "vaipua epätoivoon"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "désespérer"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "se décourager"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "den Mut verlieren"
        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "athuméō",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "ἀθυμέω"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ekkakéō",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "ἐκκακέω"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "elkedvetlenedik"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "elcsügged"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "elbátortalanodik"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "elszontyolodik"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "accasciarsi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "disperarsi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "abbattersi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "scoraggiarsi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "sfiduciarsi"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ɑh kɑmlang cət",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "អស់កម្លាំងចិត្ដ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "takarure"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "tārure"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "se descuraja"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pádatʹ dúxom",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "па́дать ду́хом"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "upástʹ dúxom",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "упа́сть ду́хом"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otčáivatʹsja",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отча́иваться"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otčájatʹsja",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отча́яться"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opuskátʹ rúki",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "опуска́ть ру́ки"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opustítʹ rúki",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "опусти́ть ру́ки"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "desesperarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "desanimarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "nản lòng"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "digalonni"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "aropfaln bay zikh",
          "sense": "to despair",
          "word": "אַראָפּפֿאַלן בײַ זיך"
        }
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      "form": "loses heart",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "losing heart",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "lost heart",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "lost heart",
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        "past"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "heartless"
    },
    {
      "word": "lose one's way"
    },
    {
      "word": "unhearty"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "To despair; to experience reduced morale."
      ],
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          "despair",
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          "morale",
          "morale"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yaʔisa",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "يَئِسَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔuḥbiṭa",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "أُحْبِطَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huīxīn",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "灰心"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "tulla epätoivoiseksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "vaipua epätoivoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "désespérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "se décourager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "den Mut verlieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "athuméō",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "ἀθυμέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ekkakéō",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "ἐκκακέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "elkedvetlenedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "elcsügged"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "elbátortalanodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "elszontyolodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "accasciarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "disperarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "abbattersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "scoraggiarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "sfiduciarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ɑh kɑmlang cət",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "អស់កម្លាំងចិត្ដ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "takarure"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "tārure"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "se descuraja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pádatʹ dúxom",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "па́дать ду́хом"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upástʹ dúxom",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "упа́сть ду́хом"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otčáivatʹsja",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отча́иваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otčájatʹsja",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отча́яться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opuskátʹ rúki",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "опуска́ть ру́ки"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opustítʹ rúki",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "опусти́ть ру́ки"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "desesperarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "desanimarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "nản lòng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "digalonni"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "aropfaln bay zikh",
      "sense": "to despair",
      "word": "אַראָפּפֿאַלן בײַ זיך"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lose heart"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-31 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (bcd5c38 and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.