| Main Entry: |
discouraging
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upsetting |
| Synonyms: | black, bleak, dampening, daunting, depressing, depressive, deterring, disadvantageous, disappointing, disheartening, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting, dissuading, dreary, gloomy, hindering, inopportune, off-putting, oppressive, repressing, unfavorable, unpropitious |
| Antonyms: | auspicious, encouraging, favorable, heartening, inspiring, inspiriting |