Disheartening
Disheartening adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.
Wretched and disheartening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Disheartening".
Nearby Words: dishearten, disheartened
Wretched
Wretched adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: lived alone in a wretched room in a run-down hotel
Disheartening and wretched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disheartening" instead an adjective "Wretched".
Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and disheartening
- melancholy and wretched
- dismal and disheartening
- dismal and wretched
- woeful and disheartening
- woeful and wretched
- poor and disheartening
- poor and wretched
- unfortunate and disheartening
- unfortunate and wretched
- abject and disheartening
- abject and wretched
- sad and disheartening
- sad and wretched
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