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View usage for: (dɪspɪrɪtɪŋ) adjectiveSomething 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 dispiriting in British English (dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ) adjectivetending to lower the spirit or enthusiasm; depressing; discouraging Derived forms dispiritingly (disˈpiritingly) adverb Examples of 'dispiriting' in a sentencedispiriting He said it had to be the most dispiriting place in the world.The rapid accumulation of rejections was a dispiriting sign of how much I had aged.The rain ran into his eyes, down his body, its blows heavier, more dispiriting -- It's very dispiriting to be out of a job. Synonyms disheartening crushing sickening saddening Opposites encouraging , comforting , cheering , reassuring , heartening Additional synonymsDefinition intimidating or worrying Occasionally I find the prospect daunting. Synonyms intimidating, alarming, frightening, discouraging, awesome, unnerving, disconcerting, demoralizing, off-putting (British, informal), disheartening Persistent disapproval or criticism can be highly demoralizing. Synonyms disheartening, discouraging, depressing, crushing, disappointing, daunting, dampening, dispiritingthe depressing thought of his mother's death Synonyms bleak, black, sad, distressing, discouraging, gloomy, daunting, hopeless, dismal, melancholy, dreary, harrowing, saddening, sombre, heartbreaking, dispiriting, disheartening, funereal, dejecting Nearby words ofdispiriting - dispersed
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