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discouraging - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'discouraging' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Discouraging [ a.]
- Causing or indicating discouragement.
2 . Discouraging [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Discourage

Meaning of 'discouraging' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . discouraging [ a]
Meaning (1):
- depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
Example in sentence:
  • where never is heard a discouraging word