discouraging

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Verb

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discouraging

  1. present participle and gerund of discourage

Adjective

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discouraging

  1. That causes discouragement.
    Near-synonyms: disheartening; see also Thesaurus:disheartening
    • 1876, Brewster Higley (lyrics and music), “A Home on the Range”:
      Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam / Where the Deer and the Antelope play; / Where never is heard a discouraging word, / And the sky is not clouded all day

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Noun

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discouraging (plural discouragings)

  1. discouragement
    • August 6, 1841, Lydia Ann Barclay, letter to J. B.
      But, alas! I fear the health of the better part is dwindling instead of increasing, through letting in the enemy's discouragings, and a want of feeling after the daily sap of life, whereby strength would be received to overcome all obstacles []