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    disheartening
    /dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. causing someone to lose determination or confidence; discouraging or dispiriting: "her death is particularly disheartening because it was preventable"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISHEARTENING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Disheartening means causing you to lose confidence, hope, and energy. See how to use this adjective in sentences and compare it with synonyms and antonyms.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disheartenDishearten Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dishearten means to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage. See the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and related words of dishearten in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dishearteningDISHEARTENING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Disheartening definition: depressing a person’s hope, courage, or spirits; discouraging. See examples of DISHEARTENING used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISHEARTEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Dishearten means to make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy. See how to use this verb in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dishearteningDISHEARTENING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Disheartening means discouraging or frustrating, and can be used as an adjective or a verb. Find 114 synonyms and antonyms of disheartening, as well as related words and examples, on Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dishearteningDisheartening - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something disheartening causes you to lose your confidence or enthusiasm. It's disheartening when your basketball team loses four games in a row. Breaking disheartening down to its parts, you can see the dis-prefix, meaning "not" or "take away," and the figurative heart, "good feelings or courage."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISHEARTENING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Disheartening means making you feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences with Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and other languages.