discouraging

Definition of Discouraging in English :

1. discouraging

depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

Example Sentences:
'where never is heard a discouraging word'

2. discouraging

expressing disapproval

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Discouraging

adjective

causing a loss of confidence and determination

Today's report is rather more discouraging for the economy.

a discouraging set of results for the country's leading automobile manufacturer

adjective

that discourages; disheartening; depressing

tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es

1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit: Making so little progress after so much effort discouraged us.

2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something: My adviser discouraged me from applying to big universities.

3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections: The agency discouraged all travel to the areas hardest hit by the disease.