dispiriting
121discouraging — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acting to discourage one] Syn. depressing, disheartening, repressing; see dismal 1 , sad 2 . 2. [Suggesting an unwelcome future] Syn. inopportune, disadvantageous, dissuading; see unfavorable 2 . II (Roget s 3… …
122dispirit — 1640s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + SPIRIT (Cf. spirit). Related: Dispirited; dispiriting …
123wet — {{11}}wet (adj.) O.E. wæt moist, liquid, from P.Gmc. *wætaz (Cf. O.Fris. wet ). Also from the O.N. form, vatr. All related to WATER (Cf. water). Wet blanket person who has a dispiriting effect is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched… …
124enshroud — [[t]ɪnʃra͟ʊd[/t]] enshrouds, enshrouding, enshrouded VERB To enshroud something means to cover it completely so that it can no longer be seen. [LITERARY] [V n in n] ...dispiriting clouds that enshrouded us in twilight. [V n] ...the culture of… …
125depressive — de pres·sive || sɪv adj. dispiriting, discouraging, saddening, tending to depress n. one suffering from depression …
126depressives — de pres·sive || sɪv adj. dispiriting, discouraging, saddening, tending to depress n. one suffering from depression …
127disheartening — dis heart·en·ing || nɪŋ adj. discouraging, depressing, dispiriting dis·heart·en || dɪs hÉ‘Ëtn v. discourage, depress, dispirit …
128dispirit — [dɪ spɪrɪt] verb cause to lose enthusiasm or hope. Derivatives dispiritedly adverb dispiritedness noun dispiriting adjective dispiritingly adverb …
