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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action |
| examples | where never is heard a discouraging word |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | dissuasive; hopeless; unhelpful |
| Antonym | discouraging → encouraging |
| Similar to | daunting, intimidating; demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting; frustrating; unencouraging |
| Incoming links | |
| Antonym | encouraging → discouraging |
| Similar to | daunting, intimidating; demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting; frustrating; unencouraging |
| Also see | unhelpful; hopeless; dissuasive |
| Derived from adjective | discouragingly → discouraging |
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