'Discouraging' definitions:
Definition of 'discouraging'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" [ant: encouraging]
adjective
Expressing disapproval
Definition of 'Discouraging'
From: GCIDE
- 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 courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt. [1913 Webster]
- Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. --Col. iii. 21. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
- Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade; disfavor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Discouraging'
From: GCIDE
- Discouraging \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- {Dis*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'discouraging'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonitory,
- alarming,
- awing,
- black,
- bleak,
- cautionary,
- chilling,
- daunting,
- depressant,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- disconcerting,
- disheartening,
- disinclining,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- dispiriting,
- disquieting,
- dissuading,
- dissuasive,
- down,
- dreary,
- expostulatory,
- fear-inspiring,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- forbidding,
- forestalling,
- frightening,
- frightful,
- hindering,
- intimidating,
- monitory,
- oppressive,
- overawing,
- preclusive,
- preventative,
- preventive,
- prohibitive,
- prophylactic,
- scaring,
- scary,
- startling