- present participle of dishearten.
disheartening
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But it’s disheartening that Mr. Kozinski sees the Christa Pike case not as a reason to end executions but instead a reason to switch to a different method: firing squads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In many ways his post-match comments mirrored his team's performance - leaden, stale, disheartening.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
What was really disheartening was the fact that day in and day out, they weren’t on the battlefield.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
"It is disheartening to see news channels," said Sukhjeet Narula, 28, a software professional.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
That was disheartening, just another suggestion that psychology, admittedly far from curing inmates, even had trouble describing what was wrong with them.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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