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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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › discourageDISCOURAGE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Discourage means to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. It can also mean to dissuade, oppose, or express disapproval. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences of discourage.

  5. 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.

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

    Definition of discouraging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › discourageDiscourage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you discourage someone, you try to talk them out of doing something, by pointing out reasons why their planned action would be unwise. The verb discourage has roots in the French word descouragier, which comes from des-, meaning “away,” and corage, or “courage.”

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISCOURAGING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of discouraging, an adjective that describes something that causes a loss of confidence and determination. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and related terms of discourage.