discouraging
15
3.9
- adjective
- /dɪsˈkɜrɪdʒɪŋ/
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desalentador
- The teacher's negative feedback was very discouraging to the students who worked hard on their projects.
- the most discouraging
- so discouraging
- very discouraging
And if you're not getting those things, it's depressing and discouraging.
- And if you're not getting those things, it's depressing and discouraging.
- Now, I know Internet dating can be so overwhelming and completely discouraging sometimes, right?
- And it's really discouraging and annoying.
- And it's just like, so frustrating and so discouraging.
- Once we go down and back up, it's all discouraging.
- It it it ended up like being so discouraging that I consider maybe not doing film anymore.
- My tip would be that what do I say without sort of being discouraging?
- And I've heard you say some incisive things about the discouraging and and heartbreaking process of shopping scripts.
- And the thing about this is that I don't want this to be sort of discouraging.
- All right, I know that what you see on the Internet can add to how discouraging the whole prospect of dating is, all right.
- A resentment could be a business resentment could be a friend said something to us that was discouraging versus encouraging.
- But what I've always said is that the best script is the truth, no matter how complex or discouraging it may be.
- But how discouraging must it be that only one wanted to to to move forward?
- I mean, the words you shared of people that you spoke to sounded very discouraging, especially for a young person.
- Some people contemplating that might find it discouraging, but I find a comfort in it that we are just what we have always been.
Examples
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I mean, the words you shared of people that you spoke to sounded very discouraging, especially for a young person.
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It's very discouraging, and it tends to be kind of depressing for me at times.
Academic text (2007) -
This has been a discouraging day for me.
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This is very discouraging, guys.
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Staying positive when things around you are completely discouraging can be extremely difficult.
Blog text (22) -
My group only had one complete data point out of our eight, so that was rather discouraging.
Academic text (2013) -
And it would be discouraging for them to continue in in a technical field where they needed math.
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All of this can be quite stressful and discouraging, maybe to some people more than others.
Blog text (29) -
Now, I know Internet dating can be so overwhelming and completely discouraging sometimes, right?
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You know, even though you had a discouraging day, remember... ...there's another one coming tomorrow.
Synonyms
31
4.5
Not good for success or approval
26
5.2
Causing someone to lose confidence or hope
20
6.1
Causing dislike and making someone not want to continue
5
6.3
To make someone lose hope or confidence
5
3.4
Showing that you do not agree with or like something
3
6.7
To make someone lose confidence or hope
1
7.0
Causing people to be less likely to do something, often by fear of punishment
1
8.7
Making someone less likely to do something by showing bad results
Something that makes people feel less hopeful or confident
Not making someone feel interested or willing to do something
Making you feel worried or unsafe
Looking unfriendly or dangerous so people do not want to go near
Antonyms
How Discouraging
Surface Forms
Morphology
discouraging = discourage (semi-transparent) = dis + courage + ing
The adjective is a straightforward participial form of the verb 'discourage' and keeps the same causative meaning.
Etymology
Discouraging comes from dis- meaning 'not' or 'remove' and courage meaning 'heart' or 'bravery'. So something discouraging 'takes away courage' and makes a person feel less confident and less likely to try.