Adjectives For Unpleasant Situations

adjective causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; discouraging

• The results of the study were disheartening, showing a significant decrease in biodiversity.
• It's really disheartening to see so much litter on the beach.
• It's disheartening when things don't go as planned, but we just have to keep pushing forward.
• Watching her dreams crumble was truly disheartening, like a dark cloud hanging over her head.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun, such as dirty or messy

• The children came back from playing outside with mucky hands and clothes.
• I can't believe how mucky the car is after driving through all that mud.
• I feel so mucky after spending all day in the hot sun.
• The situation became mucky when conflicting information started to surface.