dishearteningdis‧heart‧en‧ing /dɪsˈhɑːtn-ɪŋ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective

- For many college graduates, job hunting can be a disheartening struggle.
- Their data-gathering can be a disheartening exercise.
► it is disheartening to hear/see etc something
It’s disheartening to see what little progress has been made. adjectiveheartened ≠ disheartenedheartening ≠ dishearteningheartlessheartynounheartheartlessnessheartinessadverbheartilyheartlesslyhearteningly ≠ dishearteninglyverbhearten ≠ dishearten