Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
Causing or indicating discouragement.
Adjective
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
Adjective S.
expressing disapproval
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Discourage
a.
Causing or indicating discouragement.
Discouraging
Causing or indicating discouragement.
Usage Examples
The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.
It's really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I haven't. I think I just always expected that you learn a word in place of a word and when I discovered how difficult the grammar was and learning that was very discouraging for me.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future.
There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the presidency fell precipitously under Johnson - real lows. And it's never come back. It's a trend that, if you're liberal, is really discouraging.