Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to dishearten or to depress the courage; disheartening: as, discouraging prospects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Causing or indicating discouragement.
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- verb Present participle of
discourage . - adjective that causes
discouragement
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expressing disapproval
- adjective depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
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Examples
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Perhaps more discouraging is the fact that members of the art trade made efforts to keep the Postal Service from incinerating the bulk of the fakes.
Daniel Grant: What Happens to Confiscated Art 'Fakes'? Daniel Grant 2010
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Perhaps more discouraging is the fact that members of the art trade made efforts to keep the Postal Service from incinerating the bulk of the fakes.
Daniel Grant: What Happens to Confiscated Art 'Fakes'? Daniel Grant 2010
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The idea that the interests of a child who might be vulnerable to the violence of abortion should be taken into account, even in discouraging women from resorting to abortion or encouraging alternatives to abortion, is simply off the table.
Quick: Does President Obama support the Pregnant Women Support Act? 2009
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In antichoice mythology the aborted fetus is always Beethoven or some other genius born in discouraging circumstances.
Think Progress » Focus on the Family to air a second ad during Super Bowl pre-game. 2010
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The idea that the interests of a child who might be vulnerable to the violence of abortion should be taken into account, even in discouraging women from resorting to abortion or encouraging alternatives to abortion, is simply off the table.
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At the same time, cops can play an important role in discouraging crime*, if we were faced with increasing crime, the lack of cops would leave us with seriously limited options, and of course not everywhere is my street.
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Perhaps more discouraging is the fact that members of the art trade made efforts to keep the Postal Service from incinerating the bulk of the fakes.
Daniel Grant: What Happens to Confiscated Art 'Fakes'? Daniel Grant 2010
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I would posit that the greater contribution to air quality is the effect of parking meters and enforcement in discouraging people from driving cars downtown at all.
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What I find discouraging is If Sen. Obama can not bring his own minister to terms, what makes me believe he will be more effective in international politics.
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Also discouraging is knowing that all our kids will grow up in a country where people who say these things repeatedly get into positions of influence in media and government.
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