discouraging
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Discouraging — Dis*cour a*ging, a. Causing or indicating discouragement. {Dis*cour a*ging*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discouraging — [di skʉr′ijiŋ] adj. that discourages; disheartening; depressing discouragingly adv. * * * … Universalium
discouraging — index chilling effect, remonstrative, unfavorable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discouraging — [adj] upsetting black, bleak, dampening, daunting, depressing, depressive, deterring, disadvantageous, disappointing, disheartening, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting, dissuading, dreary, gloomy, hindering, inopportune, off putting, oppressive,… … New thesaurus
discouraging — [di skʉr′ijiŋ] adj. that discourages; disheartening; depressing discouragingly adv … English World dictionary
discouraging — adj. 1) deeply discouraging 2) discouraging to + inf. (it is discouraging to read the newspapers) 3) discouraging that + clause (it s discouraging that so little progress has been made in banning nuclear weapons) * * * deeply discouraging… … Combinatory dictionary
Discouraging — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discouraging — dis|cour|a|ging [dısˈkʌrıdʒıŋ US ˈkə:r ] adj making you lose the confidence or determination you need to continue doing something ▪ The results were discouraging. >discouragingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
discouraging — dis|cour|ag|ing [ dıs kʌrıdʒıŋ ] adjective making you feel that it is useless to try to do something: Their attitude was very discouraging … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discouraging — adjective making you lose the confidence or determination you need to continue doing something: The test results so far encountered have been very discouraging. discouragingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
