What's the adjective for disheartening? Here's the word you're looking for.
Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the
verbs dishearten and disheart which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.
“The incident is particularly disheartening because it was preventable.”
“The faculty is working under adverse and disheartening conditions, which should be alleviated if we are to continue to have an efficient and loyal organization.”
“Certainly, he may have verbalized about a disheartening circumstance, but never did he belittle or disown any of us for foolish and dumb mistakes.”