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dispiriting
adjective
uk /dɪˈspɪr.ɪ.tɪŋ/ us /dɪˈspɪr.ə.t̬ɪŋ/
causing you to not have much hope about a particular situation or problem: 令人沮丧的，令人气馁的
It was a bit dispiriting to see so few people at the meeting.看到参加会议的人这么少，有点令人沮丧。
There has been a dispiriting fall in sales.销售量出现了令人沮丧的下降。
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dispirited
It was very dispiriting to see people who I thought were friends turn away from me.
The prospect of a long delay was dispiriting.
The average car or truck loses a dispiriting 38% of its value in one year.
It turned out to be a dispiriting year for him and his party.
The report is a fascinating and dispiriting read.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
affecting
agonizingly
arrogance
baleful
be cold comfortidiom
distressful
distressfully
distressing
distressingly
dolorous
hurtful
hurtfully
impiously
impiousness
lacerating
teary
touching
touchingly
tragically
traumatic
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