← DefinitionshareGuessdiscouragingadjectiveCausing someone to lose confidence or hope; making someone feel less likely to do something.verbPresent participle of discourage: making someone feel less confident or less willing to do something.SynonymsdishearteningadjectivedemoralizingadjectivedismayingadjectiveAntonymsencouragingadjectivehearteningadjectivehopefuladjective