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[ adjective ] destructive of morale and self-reliance

Synonyms

demoralising dispiriting demoralizing

Used in print

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

The Redbirds ' disheartening 11 - 7 collapse against the Phillies Sunday .

Related terms

discouraging

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Rhymes with

heartening heartening shortening gardening hardening hardening shortening darkening gardening lightening heightening frightening tightening enlightening fattening heartening threatening apportioning darkening tightening shortening summoning running heightening frightening sweetening whitening dampening maddening happening broadening saddening widening ripening awning stunning fattening lightning whitening bargaining wanting lengthening blackening softening sanctioning strengthening likening slackening fastening threatening tanning mourning morning warning coarsening enlightening conditioning partitioning stiffening determining vacationing positioning reasoning repositioning disillusioning rationing reckoning envisioning fashioning thickening christening commissioning cushioning opening ripening heartening shortening happening bargaining ironing deadening functioning questioning deepening malfunctioning unquestioning sanctioning broadening dining downing banning pining mining dawning fawning yawning shunning cunning counting ripening whitening frowning browning whining tightening crowning ordaining coarsening enchanting reining reigning loosening leavening raining quickening awakening glistening hastening turning lessening tuning poisoning sickening seasoning worsening deafening weakening listening running rationing ironing lining awning signing whining cunning wining fining accounting aligning assigning broadening frightening ruining sweetening reining reigning raining maddening shunning shining gardening saddening adjoining whitening training threatening hardening gardening refining confining unreasoning ballooning softening planning clowning disappointing cocooning dampening ironing hardening governing self-governing dining banning pining dawning mining downing accounting stunning apportioning straining stiffening christening scanning fastening wanting warning darkening morning mourning darkening retraining grinning greening draining droning droning groaning

Phonetic and Homophones

D IH2 S HH AA1 R T N IH0 NG
D IH0 S HH AA1 R T AH0 N IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

dishearten disheartened disheartenment dissertate

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