dispiriting

Meanings

• Adjective

  Causing a feeling of sadness, despondency, or despair.

  - "The loss of his job left him feeling dispiriting."
  - "The long, rainy days of winter can be quite dispiriting."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dispiriting
expiring , tiring , wiring

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Variants

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dispirit , dispirited , dispiritedly , dispiritedness , dispiritednesses , dispiriting , dispirits

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'disperare' meaning 'to be without hope' or 'to despair'.

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Trivia

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1. Dispiriting is a less common synonym for demotivation.

2. Dispiriting is derived from the Latin word 'disperare', which means 'to be without hope' or 'to despair'.

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Related Concepts

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1. demotivation: A state of feeling uninspired or lacking motivation. Dispiriting can be considered a synonym for demotivation.

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How to Memorize "dispiriting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person looking sad and hopeless, or imagine a dark and gloomy atmosphere.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feelings of sadness, despair, or hopelessness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Dispiriting': D - Despair, S - Sadness, P - Pessimism, I - Inspires (negative emotions), R - Resignation, I - Inertia, N - Negativity, G - Gloom, I - Inevitability, N - Nihilism, T - Tristesse

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