Antonyms for discouraging
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-skur-ij, -skuhr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr- |
Definition of discouraging
Origin :- mid-15c., discoragen, from Middle French descourager, from Old French descoragier, from des- "away" (see dis-) + corage (see courage). Related: Discouraged; discouragement; discouraging.
- adj upsetting
- Low-lying alligator, evading the eyesight and discouraging hope!
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- Burnside's repulse at Fredericksburg was followed by a discouraging retreat.
- Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
- But it is so discouraging a thing to have my monitress so very good!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Bitter taunts for the past, and discouraging views of the future?
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- And yet, when we wrote to our friends who were watching, their answer was most discouraging.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- "She really did frighten you," said Henry, who was far from discouraging timidity in females.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- She tried all sorts of tempting dishes, but the result was discouraging.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Baron Hbner speaks in discouraging tones of our position at the Cape.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- But then came the discouraging knowledge that he could not play it well enough.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- From Ireland the tidings had long been of the most discouraging kind.
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for discouraging
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