| word | dispiriting |
|---|---|
| definition | Causing a loss of hope or enthusiasm. |
| eg_sentence | It was terribly dispiriting for them to lose yet another game, and he had to reassure his daughter that she'd actually done a great job as goalie. |
| explanation | Lots of things can be dispiriting: a bad job interview, an awful film, a relationship going sour. Maybe for that reason, dispiriting has lots of synonyms: discouraging, disheartening, demoralizing, depressing, etc. |
| IPA | dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ |
Tags: mwvb::unit:11, mwvb::unit:11:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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