adj
Meaning 1
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discouraging
Antonyms: heartening
Standard Lemma guide
disheartening
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S HH AA1 R T AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: D IH2 S HH AA1 R T N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of dishearten
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
destructive of morale and self-reliance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lannistava — adjective
- French: démoralisant — adjective
- Polish: przygnębiający — adjective
- Polish: zniechęcający — adjective
- Portuguese: desanimador — adjective
- Spanish: descorazonador — adjective
- Spanish: descorazonante — adjective