adj
disheartening
Disheartening (adj) means making someone feel discouraged or gloomy.
adj
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Making someone feel discouraged or gloomy.
"After this, with the disheartening failures after the Railway Mania, railway projection in east Cornwall went to sleep."
— Michael Robbins, Railways and Politics in East Cornwall (1958)
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Rhymes for disheartening
evening
opening
widening
awakening
happening
weakening
deafening
maddening
listening
gardening
sickening
fattening
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of disheartening?
"disheartening" (adj) means making someone feel discouraged or gloomy.
What is another word for disheartening?
Other words for "disheartening" include dispiriting, demoralizing, demoralising.
What is the opposite of disheartening?
The opposite of "disheartening" is encouraging.
