disheartening
1disheartening — adj. Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm. Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
2disheartening — index bleak (not favorable), deplorable, disastrous, lamentable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3disheartening — adj. 1) disheartening to + inf. (it is disheartening to read the daily press) 2) disheartening that + clause (it was disheartening that so few passed the test) * * * disheartening to + inf. (it is disheartening to read the daily press)… …
4disheartening — dis|heart|en|ing [dısˈha:tn ıŋ US a:r ] adj making you lose hope and determination it is disheartening to hear/see etc sth ▪ It s disheartening to see what little progress has been made. >dishearteningly adv …
5disheartening — adjective making you lose hope and determination: be disheartening to hear/see etc sth: It s disheartening to see what little progress has been made. dishearteningly adverb …
6Disheartening — Dishearten Dis*heart en (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.… …
7disheartening — [[t]dɪshɑ͟ː(r)tənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is disheartening, it makes you feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful. Syn: depressing …
8disheartening — UK [dɪsˈhɑː(r)t(ə)nɪŋ] / US [dɪsˈhɑrt(ə)nɪŋ] adjective making you less confident or enthusiastic Derived word: dishearten verb transitive Word forms dishearten : present tense I/you/we/they dishearten he/she/it disheartens present participle… …
9disheartening — dishearten ► VERB ▪ cause to lose determination or confidence. DERIVATIVES disheartening adjective …
10disheartening — adjective Causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage …
