discouraging

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Verb

discouraging

1. present participle and gerund of discourage

Adjective

discouraging

1. That causes discouragement.

   Near-synonyms: disheartening; see also Thesaurus:disheartening

   • 1876, Brewster Higley, “A Home on the Range”:

     Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam / Where the Deer and the Antelope play; / Where never is heard a discouraging word, / And the sky is not clouded all day

Derived terms

• discouragingly
• undiscouraging

Translations

that causes discouragement

Catalan: descoratjador Dutch: ontmoedigend (nl) Finnish: lannistava (fi) French: décourageant (fr), démotivant (fr) Greek: αποθαρρυντικός (el) m (apotharryntikós) Ancient: ταπεινωτικός (tapeinōtikós) Italian: scoraggiante (it) Polish: antybodźcowy (literary), przeciwbodźcowy (literary), zniechęcający Portuguese: desencorajador Spanish: desalentador (es), descorazonador (es)

Noun

discouraging (plural discouragings)

1. discouragement
   • August 6, 1841, Lydia Ann Barclay, letter to J. B.

     But, alas! I fear the health of the better part is dwindling instead of increasing, through letting in the enemy's discouragings, and a want of feeling after the daily sap of life, whereby strength would be received to overcome all obstacles […]