- present participle of dishearten.
disheartening
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To see Mulroy’s power being muted by Taylor is disheartening, Arnold said.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
She wants the administration to admit what she sees as its mistakes, calling the lack of transparency disheartening.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“To turn on the TV, to see that environment in Los Angeles, that’s disheartening to see,” Lupoi said in Berkeley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Visitors keep one’s spirits up in prison, and the absence of them can be disheartening.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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