"discouraging" meaning in All languages combined

See discouraging on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ [UK], /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} discouraging
  1. That causes discouragement. Derived forms: discouragingly, undiscouraging Translations (that causes discouragement): ταπεινωτικός (tapeinōtikós) (Ancient Greek), ontmoedigend (Dutch), lannistava (Finnish), décourageant (French), démotivant (French), αποθαρρυντικός (apotharryntikós) [masculine] (Greek), scoraggiante (Italian), antybodźcowy [literary] (Polish), przeciwbodźcowy [literary] (Polish), zniechęcający (Polish)
    Sense id: en-discouraging-en-adj-Bfr4vrEc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 6 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 5 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 78 6 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 5 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 5 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 11 15

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ [UK], /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ [US] Forms: discouragings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} discouraging (plural discouragings)
  1. discouragement
    Sense id: en-discouraging-en-noun-1I4zyH8P

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ [UK], /dɪsˈkɝ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} discouraging
  1. present participle and gerund of discourage Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: discourage
    Sense id: en-discouraging-en-verb-S-HBrh5H

Inflected forms

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