discouraging UK /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/US /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •That causes discouragement.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 — 1876 noun1 •discouragementAugust 6, 1841, Lydia Ann Barclay, letter to J. B. But, alas! I fear the health of the better part is dwindling instead of increasing, through letting in the enemy's discouragings, and a want of feeling after the daily sap of life, whereby strength would be received to overcome all obstacles […] formsdiscouragings
