dispiritedness

The archetypal sin in the Bible is, we see, the sin of dispiritedness, of self-deflation that inevitably leads to more horrible sins.

The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010

A Broken System: The problem of combat stress and reintegration is an old one extending back veterans of the Civil War who we labeled as having "soldier's heart" -- a crushed state of mind that led to withdrawal and dispiritedness.

Dr. Anthony Hassan: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Who Will Provide Mental Health Care to Our Veterans and Their Families Dr. Anthony Hassan 2010

I'm not sure whether this is enlightenment or dispiritedness on my part.

Class Warfare and "Mary Poppins" Steven Barnes 2010

A Broken System: The problem of combat stress and reintegration is an old one extending back veterans of the Civil War who we labeled as having "soldier's heart" -- a crushed state of mind that led to withdrawal and dispiritedness.

Dr. Anthony Hassan: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Who Will Provide Mental Health Care to Our Veterans and Their Families 2010

"He does tend to carry an air of dispiritedness about him," admitted Mingo.

Darkness of the Light David_Peter 2007

And it shows in a general -- I think it ` s a dispiritedness you ` re seeing about the choices in the field.

CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2007 2007

In effect, they are a kind of ongoing social experiment in how long people can live in a state of chronic poverty, and dispiritedness, before their bodies give way and their health falls apart.

November 2003 2003

Out of chaos emerges dispiritedness, because it is impossible to make a reasonable choice.

THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Allan Bloom 2003

Out of chaos emerges dispiritedness, because it is impossible to make a reasonable choice.

THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Allan Bloom 2003

But for the occasional doldrums or moments of dispiritedness, I like the following remedies:

Gentle Healing for Baby and Child Andrea Candee 2000