The endless budget cuts were dispiriting the staff, eroding their motivation to complete the project.

The team's dispiriting losses all season have made it hard for fans to stay hopeful.

After months of setbacks and sleepless nights, the team's dispiritments began to show in their reluctance to take risks.

His constant criticism dispirits the team before every presentation.

The constant negative feedback from management managed to dispirit the team before the project even began.

After the long string of rejections, she felt dispirited and found it hard to muster enthusiasm for her projects.

Bad news about funding dispirited the research team, but they managed to publish their findings anyway.

The sudden loss of funding brought a deep dispiritment to the research team.

The team's performance was dispiritingly poor, leaving fans worried about the season.