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DISCOURAGING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
Example:
where never is heard a discouraging word
Classified under:
Similar:
daunting; intimidating (discouraging through fear)
demoralising; demoralizing; disheartening; dispiriting (destructive of morale and self-reliance)
frustrating (discouraging by hindering)
unencouraging (not encouraging)
Also:
unhelpful (providing no assistance)
hopeless (without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success)
dissuasive (deterring from action)
Antonym:
encouraging (giving courage or confidence or hope)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Expressing disapproval in order to dissuade
Classified under:
Similar:
dissuasive (deterring from action)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb discourage
