disheartening en · ADJ
Meanings
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Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
After this, with the disheartening failures after the Railway Mania, railway projection in east Cornwall went to sleep.
1958 February 14, Michael Robbins, “Railways and Politics in East Cornwall”, in Railway Magazine, page 127:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most disheartening | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more disheartening | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Hyponyms
crushing · disillusioning · bleak · soul-crushing · soul-destroying · daunting · gutting
Relateds
have the heart · lose heart · frighten · disincentivizing
Synonyms
disappointing · dispiriting · demoralizing · discouraging · discouraging · demotivating · despiriting · disheartening
Translations (7)
fr démoralisant (adjective) · pt desanimador (adjective) · fi lannistava (adjective) · es descorazonador (adjective) · pl przygnębiający (adjective) · pl zniechęcający (adjective) · es descorazonante (adjective)