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Disheartening vs Onerous - What's the difference?

disheartening | onerous | Related terms |

Disheartening is a related term of onerous.


As adjectives the difference between disheartening and onerous

is that disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage while onerous is imposing]] or [[constitute|constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort.

As a verb disheartening

is .

Grim vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

grim | disheartening | Related terms |

Grim is a related term of disheartening.


As a proper noun grim

is , probably derived from old english grimm' or old norse '''grimr''' or ' grimmr .

As an adjective disheartening is

causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a verb disheartening is

.

Unpleasant vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

unpleasant | disheartening | Related terms |

Unpleasant is a related term of disheartening.


As adjectives the difference between unpleasant and disheartening

is that unpleasant is not pleasant while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a verb disheartening is

.

Horrible vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

horrible | disheartening | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between horrible and disheartening

is that horrible is causing horror; terrible; shocking while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a noun horrible

is a thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

As a verb disheartening is

present participle of lang=en.

Difficult vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

difficult | disheartening | Related terms |

Difficult is a related term of disheartening.


As adjectives the difference between difficult and disheartening

is that difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As verbs the difference between difficult and disheartening

is that difficult is (obsolete|transitive) to make difficult; to impede; to perplex while disheartening is .

Insufferable vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

insufferable | disheartening | Related terms |

Insufferable is a related term of disheartening.


As adjectives the difference between insufferable and disheartening

is that insufferable is not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a verb disheartening is

.

Sorrowful vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

sorrowful | disheartening | Related terms |

Sorrowful is a related term of disheartening.


As adjectives the difference between sorrowful and disheartening

is that sorrowful is of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a verb disheartening is

.

Oppressive vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

oppressive | disheartening | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between oppressive and disheartening

is that oppressive is burdensome or difficult to bear while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a verb disheartening is

present participle of lang=en.

Alarming vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

alarming | disheartening | Related terms |

Alarming is a related term of disheartening.


As verbs the difference between alarming and disheartening

is that alarming is while disheartening is .

As adjectives the difference between alarming and disheartening

is that alarming is causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

Disheartening vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

disheartening | melancholy | Related terms |

Disheartening is a related term of melancholy.


As adjectives the difference between disheartening and melancholy

is that disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a verb disheartening

is .

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

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