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What is another word for discouraging?

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Adjective

That causes discouragement

Negative and unhelpful

Expressing an unfavourable opinion

Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Present participle for to persuade (someone) against an action

Present participle for to (attempt to) prevent something from happening

Present participle for to prevent, avoid, or keep (something undesirable) at bay

Present participle for to hold or have a negative opinion of

Present participle for to give force or effect toward

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Adjective

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That causes discouragement

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

grey^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

looking on the black side

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

meagre^UK

meager^US

gruelling^UK

ill-favored^US

grueling^US

emotionally exhausting

emotionally depleting

dishonoring^US

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“It was a very discouraging outcome.”

Adjective

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Negative and unhelpful

Adjective

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Expressing an unfavourable opinion

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

unfavorable^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

dampening the spirits of

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

causing to lose heart

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing cold water on

putting off

pouring cold water on

terrorizing^US

knocking the stuffing out of

terrorising^UK

giving someone the blues

making someone fed up

bringing tears to your eyes

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

putting someone off their stroke

making one's hair stand on end

making one's blood run cold

driving away

breaking someone's heart

scaring the daylights out of

causing someone to lose their composure

shattering the illusions of

dragging

darkening

beating

knocking the wind out of

blinding someone with something

harshing one's mellow

running down

dehydrating

taking your breath away

casting a pall over

deadening

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

harshing someone's mellow

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

breaking the heart of

giving someone the hump

shooting down

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking down a peg or two

taking the heart out of

scaring the pants off

making one's flesh creep

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

making someone jump out of their skin

giving one the creeps

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the bejesus out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

setting someone back on their heels

making someone scratch their head

stopping someone in their tracks

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

hurting somebody's feelings

causing to be at a stand

making someone's hair stand on end

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

putting out of countenance

getting

benumbing

putting someone off their stride

distressing greatly

knocking for a loop

grossing out

making someone shake in their shoes

throwing into a panic

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the hell out of

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

messing with one's head

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

balking^US

baulking^UK

frightening out of your wits

scaring the pants off of

upsetting the applecart

giving someone a fright

sending over the edge

doing a number on

making it tough for

mixing up

setting someone thinking

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

putting your back up

rankling with

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

causing offense

treading on someone's toes

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“As fewer people rode the Sunset Limited, the train's financial losses began to discourage the executives of the Southern Pacific Railroad.”

Verb

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Present participle for to persuade (someone) against an action

“His father tried at first to discourage him from this occupation and to warn him that nothing was to be made of it.”

Verb

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Present participle for to (attempt to) prevent something from happening

throwing cold water on

turning off

pouring cold water on

standing in the way of

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

bringing to a standstill

holding in

keeping under control

rebuffing

neutralising^UK

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“Governor Hutchinson, upon information given him, thought it prudent to discourage any further inquiry.”

Verb

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Present participle for to prevent, avoid, or keep (something undesirable) at bay

keeping at arm's length

holding at bay

keeping at a distance

defending oneself against

harboring^US

harbouring^UK

shielding yourself from

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Verb

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Present participle for to hold or have a negative opinion of

viewing with disfavour

viewing with dislike

having a low opinion of

not thinking much of

look down one's nose at

objecting

frowning

showing displeasure

indicating disapproval of

showing disapproval of

having no stomach for

looking down on

regarding with disgust

regarding with distaste

finding intolerable

turning your nose up at

holding in disdain

lookng down at

having no taste for

regarding with contempt

holding in disfavour

finding distasteful

having an aversion to

treating with contempt

bearing malice toward

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to give force or effect toward

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