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View definitions for disheartening

disheartening

adjective as in bleak

adjective as in dispiriting

adjective as in frightening

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“He profits from fringe medical ideas. By nominating RFK Jr & Mehmet Oz, Trump is giving his middle finger to science. Having worked for 40 years in public health, it’s utterly disheartening.”

Jordan Pynes, president of TSA, called the tenant uprising “very disheartening” in a statement.

The results were disheartening at best, and at worst, frightening.

From Salon

“The idea that somebody would have their ballot rejected when they’re voting for the first time is also very disheartening. We want people to have a positive first-time voting experience.”

She said it was "completely disheartening" that "every other day there is a report of a young woman who has lost her life through violence".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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