Discouraging

Language: English
Pronunciation: dis-cour-aging
Part of Speech: verb

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To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

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"try to prevent; show opposition to"

"deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged"

"advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior"

"depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action"

"expressing disapproval in order to dissuade"

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