Overview of verb dispirit

The verb dispirit has 1 sense

• depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise -- (lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her")

Overview of adj dispiriting

The adj dispiriting has 1 sense

• demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting -- (destructive of morale and self-reliance)