Believing yourself to be in the wrong job can be soul-destroying.
...an utterly soul-destroying experience.
English dictionary. 2008.
soul-destroying — soul des.troying adj something that is soul destroying is extremely boring or makes you feel very unhappy ▪ a soul destroying experience … Dictionary of contemporary English
soul-destroying — soul de|stroy|ing [ soul dı,strɔııŋ ] adjective a soul destroying situation makes you very unhappy because you think it will never improve … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soul-destroying — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unbearably monotonous … English terms dictionary
soul-destroying — adjective something soul destroying is extremely boring or makes you feel unhappy: the soul destroying monotony of routine jobs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soul-destroying — adjective destructive to the spirit or soul soul destroying labor • Similar to: ↑destructive … Useful english dictionary
soul-destroying — adjective Describing something that causes erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation War is a soul destroying experience for soldiers, youre never the same easy going person after youve killed … Wiktionary
soul-destroying — UK [ˈsəʊl dɪˌstrɔɪɪŋ] / US [ˈsoʊl dɪˌstrɔɪɪŋ] adjective a soul destroying situation makes you very unhappy because you think it will never improve … English dictionary
soul-destroying — /ˈsoʊl dəstrɔɪɪŋ/ (say sohl duhstroying) adjective (of a job, way of life, etc.) demoralising, dispiriting, usually because of the drudgery or monotony involved: the soul destroying tasks of a production line worker …
soul-destroying — adjective unbearably monotonous … English new terms dictionary
Soul — Soul, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s[=a]wel, s[=a]wl; akin to OFries. s?le, OS. s?ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s?la, s?ula, Icel. s[=a]la, Sw. sj[ a]l, Dan. si[ae]l, Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime, age (cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
