Synonyms for demoralizing
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Disheartening.
Related words
- Other spellings
- demoralising UK
Example sentences
- discouraging It's discouraging that the travel expenses add up to 20,000 yen.
- disheartening The recrudescence of his old complaint was disheartening.
- dispiriting Watching modern news coverage is a rather dispiriting exercise.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| demoralizing | steady | |
| discouraging | falling | |
| disheartening | steady | |
| dispiriting | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 11 letters
- dispiriting4
- 12 letters
- discouraging4
- 13 letters
- disheartening4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dispiriting4 = 4 syllables).