Dispiriting synonyms
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(Entertainment, informal) Pornographic or profane.
Dismal; dreary:
The definition of dismal is something that is gloomy that makes you feel sad.
Without joy; sullen, gloomy, dreary, etc.
Feeling, showing, or expressing depression of the spirits; sad or dejected.
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Francis Bacon
happy (related)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
Causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.
To upset or distress:
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To oppress is to have something worry you or weigh you down.
To prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles
helping (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
nerve-wracking (related)
nerve-racking (related)
soul-destroying (related)
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disconcert (related)
Find another word for dispiriting. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dispiriting, like: blue, cheerless, depressing, dismal, gloomy, joyless, melancholy, sad, happy, demoralizing and demoralising.