Watching modern news coverage is a rather dispiriting exercise.
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Dispiriting
/dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "dispiriting" (28 found)
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Luckily, though, the sumptuous, eerie look and mood of the movie make it possible to ignore this dispiriting and superfluous adherence to convention.
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Kane's late leveller will make a big difference to England's morale before two home games against Italy and Hungary, as a second successive loss would have been dispiriting for a side suffering a physical and mental toll after such a long season.
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