Soul-destroying
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Soul-destroying is an adjective meaning Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation.
Meaning
Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation.
Example Sentences
The daily rat race is soul-destroying: you soon give up all aspirations and just try to survive the boredom.
War is a soul-destroying experience for soldiers: you're never the same easy-going person after you've killed.
The Harry Potter star, who has not acted in a film since 2018, says she found promotion duties ‘soul-destroying’ but is now ‘maybe the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been’
Generative AI won’t be the end of employment, we are told, only “boring work” – with chatbots helpfully doing all the soul-destroying, repetitive tasks and humans merely supervising them.
Synonyms for soul-destroying
Depending on context, synonyms include destructive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include destructive, soul-crushing, desolatory, disanimating, dark, desperate.
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