Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "moedeloos" is om iemand se vertroue, hoop of entoesiasme te laat verloor; om iemand moedeloos of moedeloos te laat voel.
Many were disheartened when the snows arrived early, the sight of its pristine whiteness beautiful to behold, but its arrival deadly due to the amount of crops it killed before they could be harvested.
They had worked through the night, and Logan was disheartened to see how much progress they had made.
It was with a disheartened voice that Ori spoke, each word carried by his hope.