disheartening

dis·heart·en

 (dĭs-här′tn)

tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens

To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage.

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dis·heart′en·ing·ly adv.

dis·heart′en·ment n.

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disheartening

(dɪsˈhɑːtənɪŋ)

adj

making one feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful

disˈhearteningly adv

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Thesaurus

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"

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Translations

avvilentescoraggiante

disheartening

[dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ] ADJ → desalentador

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disheartening

[dɪsˈhɑː^rt^ənɪŋ] adj (= dispiriting) [experience, defeat, statistics] → décourageant(e)

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disheartening

adj, dishearteningly

adv → entmutigend

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disheartening

[dɪsˈhɑːtnɪŋ] adj → scoraggiante, deprimente

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