'Disheartening' definitions:
Definition of 'disheartening'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting]
Definition of 'Disheartening'
From: GCIDE
- Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disheartened (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Disheartening.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. [1913 Webster]
- Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay.
- Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'disheartening'
From: GCIDE
- disheartening \disheartening\ adj. Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm.
- Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'disheartening'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alarming,
- awing,
- black,
- bleak,
- chilling,
- daunting,
- depressant,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- despondent,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- disappointing,
- disconcerting,
- discouraging,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- dispiriting,
- displeasing,
- disquieting,
- dissatisfactory,
- down,
- dreary,
- fear-inspiring,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- frightening,
- frightful,
- funereal,
- inadequate,
- incommensurate,
- insufficient,
- not good enough,
- oppressive,
- overawing,
- pessimistic,
- scaring,
- scary,
- somber,
- startling,
- unfulfilling,
- ungratifying,
- unsatisfactory,
- unsatisfying