Dispiriting

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  • adjective. causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.
  • adjective. causing dejection or depression.
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  • adjective. Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.
  • verb. Present participle of dispirit.
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  • adjective. destructive of morale and self-reliance