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disheartening
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Word definitions for disheartening in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
disheartening \disheartening\ adj. Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm. Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage. v (present participle of dishearten English)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ For many college graduates, job hunting can be a disheartening struggle. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Their data-gathering can be a disheartening exercise.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: demoralizing , demoralising , dispiriting ]
Usage examples of disheartening.
The light which can banish the oppressive, disheartening shadow of guilt must come from beyond the sun.
When the courage to attempt better things was reviving, it was sad that he should receive the first disheartening blow from his mother.
Remembering his fine displays on land, it was disheartening to see his proud spirit so low.
Dead fronds and branches tangled her feet as she ran, and she encountered a disheartening variety of thorny bushes and needley plants.