- present participle of dishearten.
disheartening
Example Sentences
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"It is disheartening to see news channels," said Sukhjeet Narula, 28, a software professional.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“That’s really kind of disheartening — that we’ve tried our best to mitigate fires ... yet fires are destroying more homes,” said Amanda Carlson, a research scientist with the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
After decades of looking forward to the freedom of a less stressful lifestyle, it is disheartening to be faced with difficult choices when income and savings fall short.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
What’s disheartening is that she pretends there is no connection, telling Vogue Italia last week, “Algorithms and artificial intelligence are the opposite of taking risks to me, and that is the opposite of making art.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 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
