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present participle of dishearten.

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Definitions

disheartening

[dis-hahr-tn-ing] / dɪsˈhɑr tn ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

appalling

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alarming astounding awful dire dreadful frightening frightful ghastly harrowing hideous horrible horrific shocking terrible terrifying

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bad daunting dismaying gross heavy intimidating mean petrifying scaring unnerving

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fearful formidable grim grody horrid the end

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calming comforting delightful good nice pleasant pleasing wonderful

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polite

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encouraging reassuring satisfying

ADJECTIVE

bleak

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black cheerless dark dismal grim hopeless sad

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discouraging dreary gloomy somber

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comfortless drear funereal hard joyless melancholy mournful oppressive unpromising

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bright cheerful encouraging glad happy hopeful joyful light pleasant sunny

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appealing comfortable comforting congenial nice

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depressing

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bleak daunting dismal dispiriting distressing dreary gloomy heartbreaking sad

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black dejecting saddening

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funereal hopeless joyless melancholic melancholy mournful oppressive somber

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bright cheerful comforting encouraging exhilarating glad happy joyful light pleasant sunny

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cheering

ADJECTIVE

disappointing

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depressing disconcerting discouraging distasteful frustrating mediocre unpleasant unsatisfying

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bitter displeasing failing lame

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disagreeable falling short inadequate ineffective inferior insufficient mid unfulfilling unhappy uninteresting

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agreeable encouraging pleasant pleasing

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strong

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satisfactory

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discouraging

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bleak depressing disappointing dismal dispiriting dreary gloomy

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black dampening daunting deterring dismaying dissuading hindering repressing

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depressive disadvantageous inopportune off-putting oppressive unfavorable unpropitious

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bright cheerful encouraging happy light pleasant sunny

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auspicious favorable heartening inspiring inspiriting

ADJECTIVE

dismal

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depressing dim discouraging dull ghastly horrible horrid miserable murky sad

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afflictive black boring cheerless cloudy dark depressed desolate despondent dingy disagreeable dispiriting doleful dolorous forlorn frowning funereal gruesome hopeless in the pits inauspicious joyless lonesome lowering lugubrious melancholy monotonous morbid oppressive overcast shadowy somber sorrowful tedious tenebrous troublesome unfortunate unhappy

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bright cheerful clear encouraging favorable happy intelligent joyful light luminous pleasant smart

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glad hopeful

ADJECTIVE

dispiriting

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crushing discouraging dismal

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demoralizing saddening

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cheerless gloomy joyless melancholy sad

ADJECTIVE

frightening

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daunting

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formidable rebarbative redoubtable

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comforting

ADJECTIVE

funereal

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elegiac gloomy lugubrious mournful solemn somber

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black bleak dark deathlike dirgelike dismal doleful dreary grave grim lamenting melancholy oppressive sad sepulchral serious woeful

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cheerful happy joyful light

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lively upbeat

ADJECTIVE

gloomy

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bleak discouraging dismal dreary dull funereal somber

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acheronian acherontic bad black cheerless cold comfortless depressive desolate disconsolate dispiriting drab dusky joyless lugubrious morose oppressive saddening tenebrific

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bright cheerful clear encouraging happy joyful light lively pleasant

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animated content encouraged exhilarating sparkling sunny uplifting vivacious

ADJECTIVE

off

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decomposed disappointing displeasing mortifying quiet slack sour turned

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bad low-quality not up to par not up to snuff poor putrid rancid rotten substandard unrewarding unsatisfactory

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oppressive

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brutal burdensome cruel depressing dictatorial harsh heavy-handed inhuman onerous overbearing tyrannical unjust

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backbreaking bleak confining demanding depressive despotic discouraging dismal dispiriting exacting exigent gloomy grievous grinding headache heavy hefty ironhanded mean rough going severe somber superincumbent taxing tough troublesome weighty

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easy gentle kind nice

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calm cool mild relieving temperate

ADJECTIVE

sad

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bad dark depressing dismal miserable moving pathetic pitiful poignant regrettable serious sorry tragic

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discouraging dreary grave heart-rending joyless melancholic saddening tear-jerking upsetting

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calamitous deplorable disastrous discomposing dispiriting funereal grievous hapless lachrymose lamentable lugubrious oppressive pitiable shabby tearful unsatisfactory wretched

Antonyms

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advantageous blessed bright cheerful encouraging fortunate glad good happy hopeful joyful light lucky pleasant right unaffecting

Example Sentences

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She added "absolutely everything" is a fight, and that "it takes every single thing in my being to fight for Aodhán, it's just so disheartening no matter what you do, you're not getting any further".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

We’ll see several startling upsets in this round that won’t end up mattering, along with a disheartening number of 0-0 and 1-1 draws.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"So it's a bit disheartening and annoying really."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The most disheartening aspect of Mr. Pielke’s op-ed is that his peer-reviewed efforts to correct the record were met with silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Darnell's despair, his sadness in recognizing that they could do whatever they wanted to him with impunity, was utterly disheartening.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

disheartening

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