WordNet: discouraging
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
- also see unhelpful
- also see hopeless
- also see dissuasive
- similar to daunting, intimidating
- similar to frustrating
- similar to unencouraging
discouraging
- (englanti) encouraging (antonym)
- (suomi) lannistava (synonyymi)