discouraging

UK /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ US /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

ample, english, pretty, received

VERB + DISCOURAGING

answer, don't, enjoys, heard, results, say

DISCOURAGING + NOUN

enterprise, news, people, word, words

PREP.

from, on, without

ADV.

generally, such

Definitions

adj

That causes discouragement.

Near-synonyms: disheartening; see also Thesaurus:disheartening

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

noun

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 […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

encouraging

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Near-synonyms: disheartening; see also Thesaurus:disheartening

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.

Tatoeba · #425079

It's discouraging that the travel expenses add up to 20,000 yen.

Tatoeba · #1487460

That's discouraging.

Tatoeba · #2111448

Usage Notes

Your note

not saved

0 chars