Word: disheartening
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: dis
hear
te
ning
Definition: Present participle of dishearten; take away the enthusiasm of
Morphemes:
Affix: dis-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used as an intensifier of words with negative valence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: utterly, exceedingly
Affix: heart
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.