discouraging
11discouraging — 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 …
12discouraging — adjective most reports from the area are discouraging Syn: depressing, demoralizing, disheartening, dispiriting, disappointing, gloomy, off putting; unfavorable, unpromising, inauspicious Ant: encouraging …
13discouraging — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel that it is useless to try to do something Their attitude was very discouraging …
14discouraging — discourage ► VERB 1) cause a loss of confidence or enthusiasm in. 2) prevent or try to prevent by showing disapproval or creating difficulties. 3) (discourage from) persuade (someone) against (an action). DERIVATIVES discouragement noun… …
15discouraging — adjective 1. depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action (Freq. 1) where never is heard a discouraging word • Ant: ↑encouraging • Similar to: ↑daunting, ↑intimidating, ↑demor …
16Discouraging at Best — (2007) is the sixth book and first short story collection by American author John Edward Lawson. Following the day to day life of a working class family, the ramblings of a fictional Nobel Prize winner, and the inner workings of the White House,… …
17discouraging — adjective that causes discouragement …
18discouraging — Synonyms and related words: admonitory, alarming, awing, black, bleak, cautionary, chilling, daunting, depressant, depressing, depressive, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, disheartening, disinclining, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting,… …
19discouraging — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acting to discourage one] Syn. depressing, disheartening, repressing; see dismal 1 , sad 2 . 2. [Suggesting an unwelcome future] Syn. inopportune, disadvantageous, dissuading; see unfavorable 2 . II (Roget s 3… …
20discouraging — dis·cour·aging || dɪ skÊŒrɪdʒɪŋ adj. causing discouragement; preventing by expressing disapproval; disapproving dis·cour·age || dɪ skÊŒrɪdÊ’ v. cause to lose heart; deter, dissuade; show disapproval of …
