 discouraging |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action | |
| Examples: | "where never is heard a discouraging word" |
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| Related terms: | encouraging frustrating demoralizing unencouraging daunting hopeless dissuasive unhelpful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] expressing disapproval | |
| Related terms: | dissuasive | |
| Similar spelling: |
discouragingly discourage discouraged discouragement discourse |
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