Word: dishearteningly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: dis
heart
en
ing
ly
Definition: In a disheartening manner; destructive of morale and self-reliance
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: Noun
Meaning: Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Meaning: inchoative
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.