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discouraging
dis·cour·age D0260600 (dĭ-skûr′ĭj, -skŭr′-)tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es 1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit: Making so little progress after so much effort discouraged us.2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something: My adviser discouraged me from applying to big universities.3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections: The agency discouraged all travel to the areas hardest hit by the disease.
[Middle English discoragen, from Old French descoragier : des-, dis- + corage, courage; see courage.]
dis·cour′age·a·ble adj.dis·cour′ag·er n.dis·cour′ag·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit
These verbs mean to make less hopeful or enthusiastic: researchers who were discouraged by the problem's magnitude; apathy that disheartened the instructor; did not let the technical difficulties dismay them; a failure that dispirited the team.Antonym: encouragediscouraging (dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ) adjcausing a loss of confidence and determinationThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"unhelpful - providing no assistancehopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"encouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research" | | 2. | discouraging - expressing disapprovaldissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand" |
discouragingadjective disheartening, disappointing, depressing, daunting, dampening, unfavourable, off-putting (Brit. informal), dispiriting, unpropitious We have had a discouraging response to our appeal.TranslationsαποθαρρυντικόςdécourageantscoraggianteIdiomsSeediscouragediscouraging
Synonyms for discouragingadj dishearteningSynonyms- disheartening
- disappointing
- depressing
- daunting
- dampening
- unfavourable
- off-putting
- dispiriting
- unpropitious
Antonyms for discouragingadj depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring actionRelated Words- unhelpful
- hopeless
- dissuasive
Antonymsadj expressing disapprovalRelated Words |