disheartening
disheartening · more disheartening · most disheartening
Causing a person to lose heartCausing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
US/dɪshˈɑɹtənɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesCausing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
More definitions
- destructive of morale and self-reliance
Translations
4 languagesForms
more disheartening, most disheartening| Comparative | more disheartening Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most disheartening Lesson |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- destructive of morale and self-reliance:demoralizingdemoralisingdispiriting
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsDeriveddishearteningly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form