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disheartening

dis·heart·en
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-hahr-tn]
    • /dɪsˈhɑr tn/
    • /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-hahr-tn]
    • /dɪsˈhɑr tn/

Definitions of disheartening word

  • verb with object disheartening to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage. 1
  • noun disheartening Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence. 1
  • adjective disheartening discouraging 1
  • adjective disheartening If something is disheartening, it makes you feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful. 0
  • adjective disheartening making one feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful 0
  • verb disheartening present participle of dishearten. 0
See all 7 definitions of disheartening

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Origin of disheartening

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; dis-1 + hearten

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Parts of speech for Disheartening

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Disheartening

disheartening popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for disheartening

adjective disheartening

  • intimidating — to make timid; fill with fear.
  • off-putting — provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
  • daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
  • dispiriting — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
  • depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
All 8 Synonyms of disheartening

Antonyms for disheartening

adj disheartening

  • cheering — encouraging shouts from supporters, admirers etc
  • convictive — able or serving to convince or convict

adjective disheartening

  • heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
All 3 Antonyms of disheartening

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