dispiriting

comparative more dispiriting · superlative most dispiriting

1. Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive.

   Luckily, though, the sumptuous, eerie look and mood of the movie make it possible to ignore this dispiriting and superfluous adherence to convention.

   2005 July 15, A. O. Scott, “Looking for the Candy, Finding a Back Story”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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   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.

   2022 June 7, Phil McNulty, “Germany 1-1- England”, in BBC Sport

   Synonyms: despiriting, disheartening, demoralizing, demotivating, demoralizing, despiriting, disappointing, discouraging

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dispirit