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Significados de discouraging em inglês

Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.

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Examples for "encouraging"
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De Bruijn said the heated nature of the debate was encouraging violence.
Reuters
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Outside the trade sector, however, details of the report were rather encouraging.
The Irish Times
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Chief health officer Brett Sutton said the low case numbers were encouraging.
News.com.au
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Unlike India, however, recent demand signs from China have not been encouraging.
Reuters
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IRAQ: Iraq's arms declaration was not encouraging, President Bush said last night.
The Irish Times
Uso de discouraging em inglês
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If the victim decides to press ahead, the experience can be discouraging.
Feminist dot com
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But when it comes to everyday problems, acne can be really discouraging.
The beauty diet: looking great has never been so delicious
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The company says the reviews are too expensive, time-consuming and often discouraging.
Reuters
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A number of athletes acknowledged the lack of race atmosphere was discouraging.
Reuters
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The account the natives give of the distant interior is very discouraging.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
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A negative or discouraging observation will need to be kept in perspective!
The South African
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One explanation is that Russia is still a force that needs discouraging.
The Irish Times
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Hearing this discouraging anecdote did not improve my relations with my father.
The penelopiad
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At the close of the first year, the results were rather discouraging.
From the Bottom Up: The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
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But for real discouraging insect troubles the vegetable garden takes the prize.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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But the most discouraging feature of the disease is its extreme contagiousness.
Bits about Home Matters
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The Hong Kong protests were also discouraging investment and hitting retail sales.
The Guardian
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The first reports from Richmond were more discouraging than the truth warranted.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863
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At length the discouraging cry arose that the Captain was desperately wounded.
True Blue
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But the entrails presented discouraging omens, and the sacrifice was again renewed.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III
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At breakfast time, the report of the poor Minister was still discouraging.
The Legacy of Cain
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