discourageable

Meanings

• adjective

  Tending to discourage or dishearten; demoralizing.

• verb

  Make (someone) less willing to do something by making them feel that it is not worth doing or that they will fail.

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Variants

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discourage , discourageable , discouraged , discourager , discouragers , discourages , discouraging , discouragingly

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Etymology

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From dis- 'opposed' + courage 'heart' + -able -able

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Trivia

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1. The word discourageable comes from the Old French word 'descurage', which means 'disheartened'.

2. Discourageable is an antonym of the word encouraging.

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Related Concepts

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1. discouragement: A state of being discouraged, demoralized, or demotivated.

2. encouragement: The act of encouraging someone or something.

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