Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging.]

[Pref. dis- + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des- (L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See Courage.]

1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt. [1913 Webster]

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. --Col. iii. 21. [1913 Webster]

2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.

Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade; disfavor. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Discouraging \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "discouraging": admonitory, alarming, awing, black, bleak, cautionary, chilling, daunting, depressant, depressing, depressive, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, disheartening, disinclining, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting, disquieting, dissuading, dissuasive, down, dreary, expostulatory, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, forestalling, frightening, frightful, hindering, intimidating, monitory, oppressive, overawing, preclusive, preventative, preventive, prohibitive, prophylactic, scaring, scary, startling

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

discouraging adj
1: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" [ant: encouraging]
2: expressing disapproval

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Discouraging \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging.]

[Pref. dis- + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des- (L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See Courage.]

1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. --Col. iii. 21.

2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.

Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade; disfavor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)