unrewarding

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un·re·ward·ing | \ ˌən-ri-ˈwȯr-diŋ

Definition of unrewarding

: failing to provide satisfaction or a reward : not rewarding unrewarding work

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Recent Examples on the Web Step two is to tap into the reward centers of your brain and see how unrewarding worrying is. — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, "New Strategies for Calming Your Pandemic Anxiety," 1 Mar. 2021 Sunday’s 23-19 loss to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium brought an end to a frustrating and unrewarding season for the franchise. — David Moore, Dallas News, "After a compelling December stretch, the Cowboys’ inability to finish vs. Giants slammed the door on their season," 3 Jan. 2021 The hummingbirds quickly learned to associate one color with a rewarding sweet sip, and the other color with unrewarding plain water. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Hummingbirds Can See Colors Invisible to Humans, Study Finds," 18 June 2020 The hummingbirds, which eat flower nectar, quickly learned to associate one color with a rewarding sweet sip, and the other color with unrewarding plain water. — Virginia Morell, National Geographic, "Hummingbirds see colors we can’t even imagine," 15 June 2020 Such thinking can certainly thwart motivation and result in a joyless, unrewarding existence. — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, "How to Maintain Motivation in a Pandemic," 18 May 2020 That makes Black Panther co-writer Joe Robert Cole's reflection on the vicious cycle of gang culture and its toll on families an earnest but unrewarding disappointment. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'All Day and a Night': Film Review," 30 Apr. 2020 Who’s buying the goodie bags for the party?’ Grunt work is stressful and unrewarding. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "Moms Do More Invisible Labor, But It’s Possible to Lighten the Load," 6 Apr. 2020 Tracking down the truth both online and offline is increasingly a dim and unrewarding prospect when people have already chosen what to believe in—as in our experience of covering this very story. — Nikita Joseph, Quartz India, "“They pluck out hearts of children”—how fake news is crippling Indian villages with anxiety," 17 Sep. 2019

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