disheartening

"It's so disheartening that politicians seem unable to learn the lessons from a decade of social media."

“It was disheartening to not see that in the stadium this year, when there was an even bigger problem going on.”

But beyond all the hype lies a disheartening reality: The business behind the stock has continued to struggle.

Southern Section commissioner Mike West said last month, “We’ve had a real influx of fraudulent paperwork. It’s been significant and very disheartening.”

"Ten years after the Paris Agreement and we are still trying to lobby," he told AFP, adding that backtracking by polluters was "very disheartening".