take away the enthusiasm of
destructive of morale and self-reliance
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disheartening
Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma. [ Joubert ]
dishearteningin Scrabble®
The word disheartening is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
disheartening:
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dishearteningin Words With Friends™
The word disheartening is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
disheartening:
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ar art heart hearten dishearten
ar ear hear heart hearten dishearten
he hear heart hearten dishearten
en ten hearten dishearten
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he hear shear dishearten
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he hear heart hearten heartening
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