dispiriting

/ dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. tending to lower the spirit or enthusiasm; depressing; discouraging

Other Word Forms

• dispiritingly adverb

Example Sentences

Before the series, in the wake of four consecutive dispiriting losses, Roberts called on his team to show more focus and urgency.

From Los Angeles Times

But that only makes the faintheartedness of corporate America all the more dispiriting.

From Los Angeles Times

If the defeats in India were alarming, and losses to Australia and Afghanistan in Lahore dispiriting, the thrashing by South Africa in Karachi was the moment England's winter plunged to the depths.

From BBC

Could life at Manchester United get any more dispiriting?

From BBC

For Katie Porter, the trend is a dispiriting move in the wrong direction.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• crushing www.thesaurus.com
• discouraging www.thesaurus.com
• disheartening 
• dismal