soul-destroying

Adjective

Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation

Japanese Meaning

魂を打ち砕く / 心や士気を失わせる / 希望や意欲をなくす

Working day after day on a soul-destroying task drained her of all enthusiasm for life.

毎日毎日、魂をすり減らすような仕事に取り組んでいると、彼女は人生へのすべての意欲を失ってしまった。

Sense（1）

Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation

War is a soul-destroying experience for soldiers: you're never the same easy-going person after you've killed.

more soul-destroying

（ comparative ）

most soul-destroying

（ superlative ）