Adjective: dispiriting di'spi-ri-ting
- Destructive of morale and self-reliance
"To me the whole trip was dispiriting";
- demoralizing, demoralising [Brit], disheartening
- Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"The news dispirited her";
- depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, demoralize, demoralise [Brit]
See also: discouraging
Type of: discourage, frustrate