DISCOURAGING

12 letters 17 Scrabble points /dɪsˈkʌɹɪdʒɪŋ/

Definition of DISCOURAGING

verb
  1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

    "Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time."

  2. To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Related words: becourage deter dissuade
noun
  1. Discouragement

adjective
  1. That causes discouragement

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D I S C O U R A G I N G
Length 12 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points

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