dispiriting
adjective
uk/dɪˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪŋ/us/dɪˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɪŋ/causingyou to not have muchhopeabout aparticularsituationorproblem:
It was abitdispiriting toseeso fewpeopleat themeeting.
There has been a dispiritingfallinsales.
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dispirited
- It was very dispiriting toseepeoplewho Ithoughtwerefriendsturnaway from me.
- Theprospectof alongdelaywas dispiriting.
- Theaveragecarortrucklosesa dispiriting 38% ofitsvaluein oneyear.
- Itturnedout to be a dispiritingyearfor him and hisparty.
- Thereportis afascinatingand dispiritingread.
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic