Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispiriting

/dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: dispir-it-ing
IPA: /dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive.

verb

present participle and gerund of dispirit

Example Sentences

"Luckily, though, the sumptuous, eerie look and mood of the movie make it possible to ignore this dispiriting and superfluous adherence to convention."
"Kane's late leveller will make a big difference to England's morale before two home games against Italy and Hungary, as a second successive loss would have been dispiriting for a side suffering a physical and mental toll after such a long season."

Inflected Forms

more dispiriting (comparative) most dispiriting (superlative)

Derived Forms

dispiritingly

Frequently Paired Words

despirited dispirited dispiritedness disspiriting

Synonyms

despiriting disheartening demoralizing demotivating disappointing discouraging dispiriting demoralising

Questions

How do you pronounce dispiriting?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/.
What does dispiriting mean?: Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive.

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