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disheartening

/dɪshˈɑɹtənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
dis-heart-en-ing
IPA
/dɪshˈɑɹtənɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.

verb

present participle and gerund of dishearten

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more disheartening (comparative) most disheartening (superlative)

Derived Forms

dishearteningly

Phrases

have the heart lose heart

Frequently Paired Words

disincentivizing have the heart lose heart frighten

Synonyms

discouraging demotivating demoralizing despiriting disappointing disheartening dispiriting demoralising

Antonyms

heartening

Rhymes With

heartening smartening

Questions

How do you pronounce disheartening?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪshˈɑɹtənɪŋ/.
What does disheartening mean?
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.

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