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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. --Macaulay.
Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter; terrify.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
disheartening \disheartening\ adjective Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm.
Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
disheartening
adjective: destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: {demoralizing}, {demoralising}, {dispiriting}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "disheartening": alarming, awing, black, bleak, chilling, daunting, depressant, depressing, depressive, despondent, deterrent, deterring, disappointing, disconcerting, discouraging, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting, displeasing, disquieting, dissatisfactory, down, dreary, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, frightening, frightful, funereal, inadequate, incommensurate, insufficient, not good enough, oppressive, overawing, pessimistic, scaring, scary, somber, startling, unfulfilling, ungratifying, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
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