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disheartening

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌdɪsˈhɑɹtnɪŋ// UK //dɪshˈɑːtənɪŋ// dis·heart·en·ing

v. making you feel sad or lose hope. You use this to describe a situation that makes you feel like giving up.

v. causing a loss of hope or confidence; discouraging. Often used to describe the emotional impact of a failure or a difficult situation.


SIMPLE

The team felt disheartening after losing the final game.

CONTEXTUAL

It was disheartening to see so few people show up for the charity event despite the heavy advertising.

COMPLEX

The sudden cancellation of the project was deeply disheartening for the researchers, many of whom had invested years of their personal lives into the study.

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