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discouraging
(encz) | discouraging,odrazující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Discouraging
(gcide) | Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See Courage.]
1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress
the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his
undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
attempt.
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
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2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
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Discouraging
(gcide) | Discouraging \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a.
Causing or indicating discouragement. --
Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.
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discouraging
(wn) | discouraging
adj 1: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence
often deterring action; "where never is heard a
discouraging word" [ant: encouraging]
2: expressing disapproval |
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discouraging
(encz) | discouraging,odrazující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
discouragingly
(encz) | discouragingly,odradivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Discouragingly
(gcide) | Discouraging \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a.
Causing or indicating discouragement. --
Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.
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discouraging
(wn) | discouraging
adj 1: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence
often deterring action; "where never is heard a
discouraging word" [ant: encouraging]
2: expressing disapproval |
discouragingly
(wn) | discouragingly
adv 1: in a discouraging manner; "the failure rate on the bar
exam is discouragingly high" [ant: encouragingly] |
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