" disheartening "

1: as in daunting, disconcerting;

•  Synonyms : 

•  daunting,

•  demoralizing,

•  discomfiting,

•  disconcerting,

•  discouraging,

•  dismaying,

•  dispiriting,

•  discomforting,

•  discomposing,

•  disquieting,

•  distressing,

•  disturbing,

•  nagging,

•  nasty,

•  perturbing,

•  troublesome,

•  troubling,

•  troublous,

•  unsettling,

•  upsetting,

•  worrisome,

•  chilling,

•  frightening,

•  scary,

•  harassing,

•  persecutive,

•  persecutory,

•  alarming,

•  dire,

•  direful,

•  dread,

•  dreadful,

•  fearful,

•  fearsome,

•  forbidding,

•  formidable,

•  frightful,

•  ghastly,

•  hair-raising,

•  horrendous,

•  horrible,

•  horrifying,

•  intimidating,

•  shocking,

•  terrible,

•  terrifying

•  Antonyms : 

•  reassuring,

•  calming,

•  quieting,

•  settling,

•  soothing,

•  comforting,

•  consoling,

•  dreamy,

•  inviting,

•  lulling,

•  narcotic,

•  pacifying,

•  relaxing,

•  sedative,

•  tranquilizing

1: to lessen the courage or confidence of;

  * e.g., " ... we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chilling,

•  daunting,

•  demoralizing,

•  discouraging,

•  dismaying,

•  dispiriting,

•  frustrating,

•  unmanning,

•  unnerving

•  Antonyms : 

•  emboldening,

•  encouraging,

•  heartening,

•  nerving,

•  steeling

1: to lessen the courage or confidence of;

  * e.g., " ... we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chill,

•  daunt,

•  demoralize,

•  discourage,

•  dismay,

•  dispirit,

•  frustrate,

•  unman,

•  unnerve

•  Antonyms : 

•  embolden,

•  encourage,

•  hearten,

•  nerve,

•  steel