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discouraging /dɪˈskɚrəʤɪŋ/ adjective

discouraging

/dɪˈskɚrəʤɪŋ/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of DISCOURAGING

[more discouraging; most discouraging]

: causing loss of hope or confidence

The team suffered another discouraging loss.
The latest test results were very discouraging.

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— opposite encouraging

— discouragingly

adverb

discouragingly expensive

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