dispiriting
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6.3
- adjective
- /dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪŋ/
- The constant setbacks in her project were dispiriting, making her doubt her abilities.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it's dispiriting and and disappointing and, and frightening.
- And it's dispiriting and and disappointing and, and frightening.
- And long van rides can be dispiriting.
- And what was, you know, somewhat dispiriting.
- It certainly there are times when things don't go well and then that's quite dispiriting for sure.
Examples
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Building peace in the wake of large-scale historical injustices is difficult and sometimes dispiriting work.
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Having one's life summed up can be very dispiriting.
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On the other hand, it's really dispiriting because it's not just you against government, it's you against the entire political class.
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Although for me, knowing mine is more than a little dispiriting.
Fiction book (1994) -
I spent a dispiriting year in court trying to prove my fitness as a father.
Fiction book (1996) -
What was even more dispiriting was that she had all the credentials for being somebody.
Blog text (11) -
Living in the same clothes for days on end is gross and dispiriting.
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It's dispiriting though, isn't it?
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On its own, it's a dispiriting example of terrible injustice.
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Chronic pain is dispiriting and depressing for patients, and consultations can be challenging.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
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3.9
Causing someone to feel less confident or hopeful about trying something
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5.2
Causing someone to lose confidence or hope
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6.7
To make someone lose confidence or hope
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5.5
Making people feel very worried and disappointed
Antonyms
How Discouraging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dispiriting comes from the parts dis- meaning 'away' or 'not' and spirit meaning 'energy' or 'courage', originally 'breath'. So something dispiriting 'takes away the spirit' and makes people lose hope or confidence.