soul-crushing
soul-crushing adjective: extremely disheartening: that causes erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation.
Adjective
soul-crushing (comparative more soul-crushing, superlative most soul-crushing)
- Extremely disheartening: that causes erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation.
- Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:disheartening
- This litany of travails is soul-crushing.
- Extremely boring.
- soul-crushing boredom
- I can't sit through another lecture from this professor — his delivery is soul-crushing.
Examples of soul-crushing in a sentence
- Some came to get rich on their wits and intellect, others on their strength and brawn, toiling from dawn to dusk in soul-crushing labors.2010, Gayle Soucek, Marshall Field's: The Store That Helped Build Chicago, The History Press, →ISBN, page 17:
- Oh, it was nothing compared to the immediate, soul-crushing loneliness I'd experienced when Baxter and I had split.2013, Kristina Lloyd, Thrill Seeker, Black Lace, →ISBN:
Synonyms of soul-crushing
Forms of soul-crushing
| comparative | more soul-crushing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most soul-crushing |
Words formed from soul-crushing
Questions about soul-crushing
- What does soul-crushing mean?
- Soul-crushing means extremely disheartening: that causes erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation.
- How do you use soul-crushing in a sentence?
- Some came to get rich on their wits and intellect, others on their strength and brawn, toiling from dawn to dusk in soul-crushing labors.
- What part of speech is soul-crushing?
- Soul-crushing is an adjective.
Words near soul-crushing in the dictionary
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