Synonyms for dispiriting


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-spir-it
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɪr ɪt

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Définition of dispiriting

Origin :
  • 1640s; see dis- + spirit (n.). Related: Dispirited; dispiriting.
  • adj depressing
Example sentences :
  • But it was dispiriting to realize how Standish must privately appraise him.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • At this time Henry's situation was most perilous and dispiriting.
  • Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 » by J. Endell Tyler
  • It was two hours before he returned, and the news he brought was dispiriting.
  • Extract from : « A Girl of the Commune » by George Alfred Henty
  • Nothing can be more dismal or dispiriting than the fearful uproar.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Not sad or dispiriting by any means, but briskly enlivening was their lay.
  • Extract from : « She and I, Volume 2 » by John Conroy Hutcheson
  • Faced by these dispiriting facts, she felt her enthusiasm ebbing.
  • Extract from : « Just Patty » by Jean Webster
  • The worthy man proceeded at some length with these dispiriting particulars.
  • Extract from : « The Confidence-Man » by Herman Melville
  • It was a great happiness to get away after this dragging, dispiriting delay.
  • Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Session after session had been scrambled through in dispiriting fashion.
  • Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
  • This in itself was a relief from the daily dispiriting round.
  • Extract from : « The Mercenary » by W. J. Eccott

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