Definition of discouraging

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  • discouraging is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • discouraging is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • discouraging is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of discouraging

  • depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action (adjective)

    Examples

    1. where never is heard a discouraging word
  • expressing disapproval in order to dissuade (adjective)

See definition of discouraging in Merriam Webster