Meaning & Definition of Discouraging in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: tending to make someone less confident or enthusiastic.

  Example Sentence: The critic's harsh review was quite discouraging for the young artist.

• Definition: having the effect of preventing someone from doing something.

  Example Sentence: The lack of funding was discouraging for the team working on the project.

Etymology

Origin: from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'not' and 'courage' derived from Latin 'cor', meaning heart.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• a discouraging word: an expression that tends to demoralize or put someone down.
• discouraging feedback: comments that diminish someone's motivation or confidence.

Translations

• Spanish: desalentador

• French: décourageant

• German: entmutigend

• Russian: обескураживающий

Related Words

• discouraged: having lost confidence or enthusiasm.

• discourage: to cause someone to lose confidence.

Slang Meanings of discouraging

• Meaning: a buzzkill

  Example Sentence: That news was a total buzzkill for the party.

• Meaning: a downer

  Example Sentence: Listening to that song is such a downer.