Dispirited (8)
I believe the answer is:
dejected
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dispirited</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dejected that I've seen before include "Despondent" , "Melancholy" , "Down in the mouth" , "Downcast" , "Depressed and cast down" .)