a00867213
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 |
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Also see | dissuasive; hopeless; unhelpful |
Antonym | discouraging → encouraging |
Similar to | daunting, intimidating; demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting; frustrating; unencouraging |
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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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