dispiriting

adj.	1.	causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.
	2.	causing dejection or depression.

Adj.	1.	dispiriting - destructive of morale and self-reliance Synonyms: demoralising, demoralizing, disheartening
	2.	dispiriting - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" Synonyms: depressing, disconsolate, dismal, grim, dark, gloomy, blue

demoralising, demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening