discouraging
(a.)令人氣餒的
Dis·cour·age v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discouraged p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging ]
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.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. --Col. iii. 21.
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.
Dis·cour·a·ging a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour*a*ging*ly, adv.
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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