dispiriting

Etymology

adj

  1. Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.
    Luckily, though, the sumptuous, eerie look and mood of the movie make it possible to ignore this dispiriting and superfluous adherence to convention. 2005-07-15, A. O. Scott, “Looking for the Candy, Finding a Back Story”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    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. 7 June 2022, Phil McNulty, “Germany 1-1- England”, in BBC Sport

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of dispirit

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