- 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
“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
To the members of Good Good, it’s especially disheartening because they say they have sought to promote the inclusivity of women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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
The bleak line of shore surrounding the gray harbor was a disheartening contrast to the shimmering green and white that fringed the turquoise bay of Barbados which was her home.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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