ungladden

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ gladden.

Verb

ungladden (third-person singular simple present ungladdens, present participle ungladdening, simple past and past participle ungladdened)

  1. (transitive, nonce word) To take the gladness from.
    Synonyms: deject, get down; see also Thesaurus:sadden
    • 1903, Ambrose Bierce, From Virginia to Paris:
      Removed to alien scenes, amid the strife
      Of urban odors to ungladden life […]
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