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adjective
- 1. causing someone to lose enthusiasm and hope; disheartening: "it was a dispiriting occasion"
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DISPIRITING definition: 1. causing you to not have much hope about a particular situation or problem: 2. causing you to…. Learn more.
: to deprive of morale or enthusiasm. dispirited. (ˌ)di-ˈspir-ə-təd. -ˈspi-rət. adjective. dispiritedly adverb. dispiritedness noun. Synonyms. chill. daunt. demoralize. discourage. dishearten. dismay. frustrate. unman. unnerve. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dispirit in a Sentence.
Things that discourage you or make you feel hopeless are dispiriting. It can be dispiriting when the candidate you've supported and campaigned for loses the election. Anything that makes you lose your sense of enthusiasm is dispiriting.
Dispiriting definition: tending to lower the spirit or enthusiasm; depressing; discouraging. See examples of DISPIRITING used in a sentence.
Definition of 'dispiriting' Word Frequency. dispiriting. (dɪspɪrɪtɪŋ ) adjective. Something that is dispiriting causes you to lose your enthusiasm and excitement. It's very dispiriting for anyone to be out of a job. Synonyms: disheartening, disappointing, depressing, crushing More Synonyms of dispiriting.
Dispirit definition: to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.. See examples of DISPIRIT used in a sentence.
Define dispiriting. dispiriting synonyms, dispiriting pronunciation, dispiriting translation, English dictionary definition of dispiriting. tr.v. dis·pir·it·ed , dis·pir·it·ing , dis·pir·its To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten. See Synonyms at discourage. American Heritage®...
