discouraging
adjective/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/
/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
- making you feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something synonym disheartening
- a discouraging experience/response/result
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Definition of discouraging adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary