dispiriting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; demoralising; disheartening.