say it: di-SPIR-i-ting
dispiriting is an adjective meaning "destructive of morale and self-reliance". It is pronounced /dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/ — di-SPIR-i-ting. It carries one recorded sense.
destructive of morale and self-reliance
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dispiriting come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.