dispiriting
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]dispiriting (comparative more dispiriting, superlative most dispiriting)
- Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.
- 2022 June 7, Phil McNulty, “Germany 1-1- England”, in BBC Sport[2]:
- Kane's late leveller will make a big difference to England's morale before two home games against Italy and Hungary, as a second successive loss would have been dispiriting for a side suffering a physical and mental toll after such a long season.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:disheartening
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]dispiriting
- present participle and gerund of dispirit