| ADJECTIVE | all | discouraging | depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | discouraging | expressing disapproval |
| Sounds | dihsker'ahjhihng; dihsker'ihjhihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "where never is heard a discouraging word" | |
| Narrower | daunting, intimidating | discouraging through fear |
| demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting | destructive of morale and self-reliance | |
| frustrating | discouraging by hindering | |
| unencouraging | not encouraging | |
| See also | dissuasive | deterring from action |
| hopeless | Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success | |
| unhelpful | Providing no assistance | |
| Opposite | encouraging | Giving courage or confidence / confidence or hope |
| Spanish | desalentador, descorazonador | |
| Adverbs | discouragingly | in a discouraging / discouraging manner |
| Meaning | Expressing disapproval. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | dissuasive | deterring from action |
| Spanish | descorazonador | |
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