dispirit
Example Sentences
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Max Verstappen, who retired with a problem in his Red Bull's energy recovery system after a dispiriting race in the lower half of the field, said the new F1 was "terrible".
From BBC
Facing a formidable French side who know a bonus-point win will guarantee a record eighth title is a nightmare assignment for any visiting team aiming to end a dispiriting losing run.
From BBC
"When we keep getting a 'no' it's kind of dispiriting, we have got to keep pushing."
From BBC
It will be a deeply dispiriting result for Italy, for whom a single try was a poor return for the level of pressure they put on Ireland.
From BBC
One report offered little hope for unemployed workers mired in long, dispiriting job searches.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.