Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]
   1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of;
      to dishearten; to discourage.

            Not dispirited with my afflictions.   --Dryden.

            He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.

   2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]

            This makes a man master of his learning, and
            dispirits the book into the scholar.  --Fuller.

   Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast
        down; intimidate; daunt; cow.

Dispirited \Dis*pir"it*ed\, a.
   Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. --
   {Dis*pir"it*ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pir"it*ed}, n.

Dispirited \Dis*pir"it*ed\, a.
   Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. --
   {Dis*pir"it*ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pir"it*ed}, n.

Source : WordNet®

dispirited
     adj 1: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited
            and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with
            listless resignation" [syn: {listless}]
     2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
        "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
        resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
        defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: {blue},
         {depressed}, {down(p)}, {downcast}, {downhearted}, {down
        in the mouth}, {low}, {low-spirited}]