Definition of discouraging in English:

discouraging

adjective dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪŋdɪsˈkərɪdʒɪŋ

Causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing.
a discouraging experience
Example sentencesExamples
- We are living, my dear friend, in a discouraging time.
- Theft was a very discouraging problem from the very start.
- The available figures on the knowledge of some health professionals are discouraging.
- The political environment is likely to be equally discouraging for Labour.
- The results so far are discouraging.
- Telling people to boost a goal they might not even have reached yet could also be discouraging, he adds.
- Such sloppy raids have had a discouraging impact on nightspot patronage.
- Finishing fifth out of six in that initial foray was discouraging, but didn't deter her.
- There is nothing more discouraging to a society than playing to empty seats.
- It was a very discouraging outcome.
- And it was discouraging to him to think of having to appease four sharpened appetites with a crust of bread.
- As they dug in their shallow pit, the signs were discouraging.
- Despite the discouraging times, Israeli activists continue to struggle on many fronts.
- The news from Albright over the satellite phone was discouraging.
- In this area, the law enforcement advances are discouraging.
- A new period begins amid circumstances much more discouraging for the economic struggle of the proletariat.
- He showed me a few kicks, and I realized that he was good at that, better than me anyway, which was highly discouraging.
- The atmosphere during those closing moments was gloomy, depressing and discouraging.
- The length of monthly meetings proved discouraging to some members as well.
- In that respect Scotland made progress last week, even if it did so amid a flurry of discouraging headlines.

Derivatives

discouragingly

adverb dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪŋlidɪˈskərɪdʒɪŋli

Inside, he was relieved to discover, the ambience was not quite so discouragingly spartan as outside.
Example sentencesExamples
- Others, even more discouragingly, said the questions were simply unanswerable.
- We had shows in several major cities, but we sold discouragingly few pictures.
- For the most part, ticket prices remain either beyond the reach of, or discouragingly expensive for, ordinary workers and youth.
- The little boy stomped away, sat back down next to Daniel, and began to stare discouragingly down the road.

Definition of discouraging in US English:

discouraging

adjectivedisˈkərijiNGdɪsˈkərɪdʒɪŋ

Causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing.
a discouraging experience
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the discouraging times, Israeli activists continue to struggle on many fronts.
- A new period begins amid circumstances much more discouraging for the economic struggle of the proletariat.
- In this area, the law enforcement advances are discouraging.
- There is nothing more discouraging to a society than playing to empty seats.
- The available figures on the knowledge of some health professionals are discouraging.
- The atmosphere during those closing moments was gloomy, depressing and discouraging.
- He showed me a few kicks, and I realized that he was good at that, better than me anyway, which was highly discouraging.
- Telling people to boost a goal they might not even have reached yet could also be discouraging, he adds.
- Finishing fifth out of six in that initial foray was discouraging, but didn't deter her.
- We are living, my dear friend, in a discouraging time.
- The political environment is likely to be equally discouraging for Labour.
- Such sloppy raids have had a discouraging impact on nightspot patronage.
- It was a very discouraging outcome.
- As they dug in their shallow pit, the signs were discouraging.
- The news from Albright over the satellite phone was discouraging.
- The length of monthly meetings proved discouraging to some members as well.
- The results so far are discouraging.
- And it was discouraging to him to think of having to appease four sharpened appetites with a crust of bread.
- Theft was a very discouraging problem from the very start.
- In that respect Scotland made progress last week, even if it did so amid a flurry of discouraging headlines.

单词	discouraging
释义	Definition of discouraging in English: discouraging adjective dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪŋdɪsˈkərɪdʒɪŋ Causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing. a discouraging experience Example sentencesExamples We are living, my dear friend, in a discouraging time. Theft was a very discouraging problem from the very start. The available figures on the knowledge of some health professionals are discouraging. The political environment is likely to be equally discouraging for Labour. The results so far are discouraging. Telling people to boost a goal they might not even have reached yet could also be discouraging, he adds. Such sloppy raids have had a discouraging impact on nightspot patronage. Finishing fifth out of six in that initial foray was discouraging, but didn't deter her. There is nothing more discouraging to a society than playing to empty seats. It was a very discouraging outcome. And it was discouraging to him to think of having to appease four sharpened appetites with a crust of bread. As they dug in their shallow pit, the signs were discouraging. Despite the discouraging times, Israeli activists continue to struggle on many fronts. The news from Albright over the satellite phone was discouraging. In this area, the law enforcement advances are discouraging. A new period begins amid circumstances much more discouraging for the economic struggle of the proletariat. He showed me a few kicks, and I realized that he was good at that, better than me anyway, which was highly discouraging. The atmosphere during those closing moments was gloomy, depressing and discouraging. The length of monthly meetings proved discouraging to some members as well. In that respect Scotland made progress last week, even if it did so amid a flurry of discouraging headlines. Derivatives discouragingly adverb dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪŋlidɪˈskərɪdʒɪŋli Inside, he was relieved to discover, the ambience was not quite so discouragingly spartan as outside. Example sentencesExamples Others, even more discouragingly, said the questions were simply unanswerable. We had shows in several major cities, but we sold discouragingly few pictures. For the most part, ticket prices remain either beyond the reach of, or discouragingly expensive for, ordinary workers and youth. The little boy stomped away, sat back down next to Daniel, and began to stare discouragingly down the road. Definition of discouraging in US English: discouraging adjectivedisˈkərijiNGdɪsˈkərɪdʒɪŋ Causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing. a discouraging experience Example sentencesExamples Despite the discouraging times, Israeli activists continue to struggle on many fronts. A new period begins amid circumstances much more discouraging for the economic struggle of the proletariat. In this area, the law enforcement advances are discouraging. There is nothing more discouraging to a society than playing to empty seats. The available figures on the knowledge of some health professionals are discouraging. The atmosphere during those closing moments was gloomy, depressing and discouraging. He showed me a few kicks, and I realized that he was good at that, better than me anyway, which was highly discouraging. Telling people to boost a goal they might not even have reached yet could also be discouraging, he adds. Finishing fifth out of six in that initial foray was discouraging, but didn't deter her. We are living, my dear friend, in a discouraging time. The political environment is likely to be equally discouraging for Labour. Such sloppy raids have had a discouraging impact on nightspot patronage. It was a very discouraging outcome. As they dug in their shallow pit, the signs were discouraging. The news from Albright over the satellite phone was discouraging. The length of monthly meetings proved discouraging to some members as well. The results so far are discouraging. And it was discouraging to him to think of having to appease four sharpened appetites with a crust of bread. Theft was a very discouraging problem from the very start. In that respect Scotland made progress last week, even if it did so amid a flurry of discouraging headlines.
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