discouraging

discouraging is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Discourage. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Discourage
2. adjective. Causing or indicating discouragement.
3. adjective. depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

   "where never is heard a discouraging word"

4. adjective. expressing disapproval

Common word forms

discourage, discouragingly

Words from these letters

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