discouraging
 (a.)令人氣餒的


 Dis·cour·age v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discouraged p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging ]
 1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.
    Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.   --Col. iii. 21.
 2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
 Syn: -- To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade; disfavor.


 Dis·cour·a·ging a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour*a*ging*ly, adv.

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 discouraging
      adj 1: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence
             often deterring action; "where never is heard a
             discouraging word" [ant: encouraging]
      2: expressing disapproval