- dis|cour|ag|ing
- dis|cour|ag|ing «dihs KUR uh jihng», adjective.that discourages; disheartening: »
It is discouraging to lose faith in the human race.
–dis|cour´ag|ing|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dis|cour´ag|ing|ly — dis|cour|ag|ing «dihs KUR uh jihng», adjective. that discourages; disheartening: »It is discouraging to lose faith in the human race. –dis|cour´ag|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
dis|cour|age — «dihs KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. 1. to take away the courage or confidence of; destroy the hopes of; dishearten: »Failing again and again discourages anyone. SYNONYM(S): depress, daunt. 2. to try to prevent by disapproving; … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
cour — cour; cour·age; cour·ba·ril; cour·bette; cour·lan; cour·te·ous; cour·te·ous·ly; cour·te·ous·ness; cour·te·san; cour·tier; cour·tier·ly; cour·toi·sie; dis·cour·age; dis·cour·aged·ly; dis·cour·age·ment; dis·cour·sive; en·cour·age; en·cour·age·ment; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
discouragingly — dis·cour·ag·ing·ly … English syllables
discourage — dis•cour•age [[t]dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, ˈskʌr [/t]] v. aged, ag•ing 1) to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dispirit 2) to dissuade (usu. fol. by from) 3) to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder 4) to express disapproval of; frown upon 5)… … From formal English to slang
discouraging — dis|cour|ag|ing [ dıs kʌrıdʒıŋ ] adjective making you feel that it is useless to try to do something: Their attitude was very discouraging … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discouragingness — dis·cour·ag·ing·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
