soul-destroying

There is no despotism on earth so soul-destroying to the artist: it is baser and more degrading than anything known in Russia.

The adventurous spirits who had started this rank and soul-destroying heresy of hope even beyond the grave were few in number.

The other two performed the soul-destroying task of getting the horses to follow the appointed way.

In all the calendar of critical crime there is no more soul-destroying dishonesty than a second-hand opinion.

Fear, corroding, soul-destroying fear, had found a footing there.