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dishearteningly
adverb
uk /dɪsˈhɑː.tən.ɪŋ.li/ us /dɪsˈhɑːr.tən.ɪŋ.li/
in a way that causes you to lose confidence, hope, and energy:
Dishearteningly, things then came to a stop again.
The scenes that greeted commuters the next day were dishearteningly familiar.
The staff turnover rate for the organization was dishearteningly high.
There is clearly still a long way to go when the evidence of under-achievement is so dishearteningly widespread.
The industry will require more support than ever, and it will probably be dishearteningly slow in coming.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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be one in the eye for someoneidiom
blow
break
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disappointment
disenchantment
dishearten
disheartening
fail
let the side downidiom
letdown
non-event
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pity
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