All disheartening synonyms

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.
• demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
• demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
• discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.