Disheartening
Disheartening adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.
Forlorn and disheartening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forlorn" instead an adjective "Disheartening".
Nearby Words: dishearten, disheartened
Forlorn
Forlorn adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a forlorn little town whose brief economic boom ended decades ago
Disheartening and forlorn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disheartening" instead an adjective "Forlorn".
Nearby Word: forlornly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and disheartening
- melancholy and forlorn
- dismal and disheartening
- dismal and forlorn
- woeful and disheartening
- woeful and forlorn
- sad and disheartening
- sad and forlorn
- unhappy and disheartening
- unhappy and forlorn
- miserable and disheartening
- miserable and forlorn
- wretched and disheartening
- wretched and forlorn
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