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Bookmark or Share- Discouraging - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.comIf something is discouraging, it makes you lose your hope or confidence. A discouraging grade in your science class might make you rethink your plans to become a marine biologist. The adjective discouraging comes from dis-, "away" or "lack of," and the Old French coragier, "spirit."
- Discouraging - definition of discouraging by The Free Dictionarydiscouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
- Discourage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of DISCOURAGE is to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten. How to use discourage in a sentence.
- DISCOURAGING Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for DISCOURAGING: demoralizing, disheartening, dismaying, disconcerting, daunting, dispiriting, troublesome, troubling; Antonyms of DISCOURAGING: reassuring, settling, soothing, calming, comforting, relaxing, inviting, narcotic
- DISCOURAGE | definition in the Cambridge English DictionaryA new campaign is aimed at discouraging children from watching too much television. The store employs uniformed security guards to discourage shoplifters. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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