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disheartening

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dis·heart·en  (ds-härtn)
tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens
To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage.
dis·hearten·ing·ly adv.
dis·hearten·ment n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disheartening - destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralising, demoralizing, dispiriting
discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
Translations
disheartening [dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ] ADJ → desalentador
disheartening [dɪsˈhɑːrtənɪŋ] adj (= dispiriting) [experience, defeat, statistics] → décourageant(e)
disheartening
adj, dishearteningly
adv → entmutigend
disheartening [dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ] adj → scoraggiante, deprimente
disheartening [dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ] adj → scoraggiante, deprimente


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It is disheartening, for one naturally expects to find anything we seek a few minutes after starting out to seek it, and I confess that I expected to find my golden mistress within a very few hours of leaving home.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
I can answer for it, he was a good man - as good as ever stepped upon a ship's deck - but he could not bear the feeling of a dead ship under his feet: the sickly, disheartening feeling which the men of some "overdue" ships that come into harbour at last under a jury-rig must have felt, combated, and overcome in the faithful discharge of their duty.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Even Toby, although not suffering as I did, was not proof against the disheartening influences of the sight.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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