disheartening

The result was as unpopular as it was disheartening: Rural Texans would not have adequate schools for their children.

“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.

And indeed, the outcome, however disheartening, held no surprise.