Disheartening
Disheartening adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.
Dismaying and disheartening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dismaying" instead an adjective "Disheartening".
Nearby Words: dishearten, disheartened
Dismaying
Dismaying adjective - Causing consternation.
Disheartening and dismaying are semantically related. You can use "Disheartening" instead an adjective "Dismaying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dismal and disheartening
- dismal and dismaying
- depressing and disheartening
- depressing and dismaying
- distressing and disheartening
- distressing and dismaying
- upsetting and disheartening
- upsetting and dismaying
- gloomy and disheartening
- gloomy and dismaying
- discouraging and disheartening
- discouraging and dismaying
- dismay and disheartening
- dismay and dismaying
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