The scenario in this country is disheartening and depressing. Because of this, he yearns to leave his disheartening situation. Tellingly for the reader, however, each account given is ultimately disheartening. At Paluato the results of his zealous efforts were somewhat disheartening. And it is really disheartening to hear. The tournament upset and departures were disheartening blows for Lobo fans. However, Bakshi found the negative reaction to the film from his peers to be disheartening. What is disheartening is the way it is. Farrukhzad, however, also fled to Hulwan after a small and disheartening clash with the Arabs. Northerners found the continuing insurgency in the southern states to be disheartening. The response to these early works was disheartening. Religious conditions in Florida were disheartening, with both civil and ecclesiastical instability. The trials were disheartening for Baxter, and he would not write another book. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described "Abracadabra" as a "disheartening latter-day album from ABC". Hardcore Gamer rated the game a 2/5, calling the game "disheartening".