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    discouraging
    /dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing: "a discouraging experience"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISCOURAGING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Discouraging means making you feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › discourageDiscourage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Discourage is a verb that means to deprive of courage or confidence, to hinder, or to dissuade. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for discourage.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › discourageDISCOURAGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. Synonyms: intimidate, cow, overawe, disparage, abash, deject, depress, daunt. Antonyms: encourage. to dissuade (usually followed by from ). to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder: Low prices discourage industry.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISCOURAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of discourage, a verb that means to make someone feel less confident or to prevent something from happening. See how to use discourage in sentences and contrast it with encourage.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › discourageDiscourage - definition of discourage by The Free Dictionary

    To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten, shock, or bewilder by sudden difficulties or danger: a prosecutor dismayed by disclosures of new evidence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › discouragingdiscouraging adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective discouraging, which means making you feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something. See synonyms, example sentences and grammar notes.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › discouragingDiscouraging - definition of discouraging by The Free Dictionary

    Discouraging means causing a loss of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action. Find the origin, antonyms, related words, and translations of discouraging in this online dictionary.