Meaning of DISCOURAGING
| Pronunciation: | | d`isk'urujing
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- [adj] depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
- [adj] expressing disapproval
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| | Synonyms: | | daunting, demoralising, demoralizing, disheartening, dispiriting, frustrating, intimidating, unencouraging |
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| | Antonyms: | | encouraging | | |
| | See Also: | | dissuasive, hopeless, unhelpful | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a.
Causing or indicating discouragement. --
{Dis*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | admonitory, alarming, awing, black, bleak, cautionary, chilling, daunting, depressant, depressing, depressive, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, disheartening, disinclining, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting, disquieting, dissuading, dissuasive, down, dreary, expostulatory, fearful, fear-inspiring, fearsome, forbidding, forestalling, frightening, frightful, hindering, intimidating, monitory, oppressive, overawing, preclusive, preventative, preventive, prohibitive, prophylactic, scaring, scary, startling |
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