Discouraging

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈkʌɹɪdʒɪŋ/, /dɪsˈkʊɹɪdʒɪŋg/

Verb

1. Present participle of discourage

Adjective

1. that causes discouragement
• 1876 Brewster Higley - A Home on the Range
• Oh, give me a home where the Buffalo roam
  Where the Deer and the Antelope play;
  Where never is heard a discouraging word,
  And the sky is not clouded all day

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