disheartening 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of dishearteningnext
as in discouraging

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disheartening

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verb

present participle of dishearten
as in frustrating
to lessen the courage or confidence of we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disheartening
  1. discouraging
  2. dismaying
  3. daunting
  4. troubling
  5. troublesome
  6. upsetting
  7. disturbing
  8. worrisome
Verb
  • Lack of access can be discouraging to new collectors.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, for instance, is discouraging hiking and backcountry travel for the time being, while Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are temporarily closed.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of discouraging
Adjective
  • The math suggests a dismaying possibility: these votes may very well swing.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Amid the meal, the guest made a dismaying discovery.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismaying
Adjective
  • Eliza Griswold 8 hours ago Prepare to Wait for the Pennsylvania Results Photograph by Shannon Stapleton / Reuters At 7 A.M. today, Pennsylvania’s election workers began the daunting task of processing more than 1.6 million mail-in ballots.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Golden State pulled away in the second half for a 104-89 victory in its last home game before heading on a daunting road trip that includes contests against the Celtics, Thunder and Cavaliers.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of daunting
Adjective
  • Recently officials announced the disturbing news that bird flu has infected a pig in Oregon, a troubling development that health experts say could mean a more transmissible and virulent virus.
    Seema Policepatil, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • What progress Israel has made, moreover, offers a troubling precedent for the lowering of moral standards in the pursuit of victory.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of troubling
Adjective
  • The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The big issue was that getting to those hard-to-reach areas was troublesome.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • Balance upsetting coverage with good news, stories of progress, and examples of people who have gone through tragedy and made it to the other side.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Dye notes that the upsetting details of the case in the quiet Mississippi beach town have had reverberating effects on the small seaside community.
    Emily Palmer, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • In court, attorneys for the state also described a disturbing scene.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Here are two reasons behind these often disturbing experiences, according to research.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbing
Adjective
  • But now that Musk is gaining political power as a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, his demands for criminal charges against critics are much more worrisome, according to scholars and groups devoted to the First Amendment.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Certain symptoms and coinciding factors can make a swollen lymph node more worrisome.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of worrisome
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