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dispiriting

verb , present participle of dispirit

Synonyms and Antonyms of dispiriting

to lessen the courage or confidence of

dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report

Synonyms of dispiriting

chilling, daunting, demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, frustrating, unmanning, unnerving

Words Related to dispiriting

browbeating, bullying, cowing, intimidating

depressing, saddening, weighing

afflicting, trying

dampening, damping, deadening

distressing, troubling

bothering, irking, vexing, worrying

debilitating, enfeebling, undermining, weakening

frightening, horrifying, scaring

Phrases Synonymous with dispiriting

throwing cold water on

Near Antonyms of dispiriting

buoying (up), cheering, gladdening

animating, enlivening, invigorating

enforcing, fortifying, reinforcing (also reenforcing), strengthening

assuring, reassuring

boosting, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, inspiring, lifting, provoking, quickening, rallying, stimulating, stirring

Antonyms of dispiriting

emboldening, encouraging, heartening, nerving, steeling

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