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discouraging
01
causing one to lose hope or confidence
Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most discouraging
Comparative
more discouraging
gradable
Examples
The long wait was discouraging, but they didn't give up.
02
expressing disapproval in order to dissuade
Lexical Tree
discouragingly
discouraging
discourage
