Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Antonyms

Question:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

DISHEARTEN

Options:

humble

encourage

indispose

dampen

Correct Answer:

encourage

Explanation:

The most appropriate antonym of the word dishearten is encourage.

  • Dishearten means to discourage or depress someone.
  • Encourage means to give someone courage or hope.

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of dishearten.

  • Humble means to lower someone's pride or self-esteem.
  • Indispose means to make someone unable to act or function normally.
  • Dampen means to make something less intense or lively.