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 […]