disanimating

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adjective

That deprives of vigour or courage; disheartening, dispiriting.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of disanimate
adjectivedisanimating (comparative more disanimating, superlative most disanimating)

comparative more disanimating · superlative most disanimating

  1. That deprives of vigour or courage; disheartening, dispiriting.

    To call the pearly drops from Pity's eye, / Or stay Despair's disanimating sigh […].

    1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 87
  2. That deprives of soul or life; fatal, deadly.
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APA

disanimating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disanimating

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“disanimating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disanimating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disanimating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disanimating.

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