Predicate: dishearten

dishearten: Frames file for 'dishearten' based on internet usage examples, membership in VN. VerbNet class 31.1, comparison with 'discourage.'

Roleset id: dishearten.01 , to deprive of confidence, induce inaction, vncls: 31.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: entity removing confidence, cause (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
        Arg1: entity disheartened (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)

Example: passive

        John-1 was disheartened *-1 by the lack of jobs, he couldn't even get an
        annotator position.

        Rel: disheartened
        Arg1: *-1
        Arg0: by the lack of jobs

Example: Infinitival complement

        Mary-1 was disheartened *-1 to hear that John was still unemployed.

        Arg1: *-1
        Rel: disheartened
        Arg0: to hear that John was still unemployed

Example: transitive

        These thoughts disheartened John even more.

        Arg0: These thoughts
        Rel: disheartened
        Arg1: John
        ArgM-EXT: even more