discouraging
/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण डिस्करिजिंग
हतोत्साहित करने वाला, निराशाजनक
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making you feel less confident or enthusiastic about something
हतोत्साहित करने वाला, निराशाजनक
- The first mock result was discouraging.
- The coach found the team's slow start discouraging but told them to keep trying.
- It is discouraging to work hard and still make mistakes.
+ 2 more examples
- The first week of training was discouraging for the new recruits.
- A discouraging remark from a teacher can stay with a student for years.
Synonyms disheartening demoralizing depressing daunting dispiriting
Opposite encouraging heartening promising inspiring
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
discouraging + noun
Discouraging describes the thing that takes away hope or confidence, such as news, results or words.
'Discouraging' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो आशा या आत्मविश्वास घटाती है, जैसे समाचार, परिणाम या शब्द।
- The early results were discouraging for the team.
- Radhika found the teacher's remarks discouraging.
discouraging vs discouraged
Use -ing for the cause and -ed for the person who feels it.
कारण के लिए -ing और अनुभव करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए -ed रूप आता है।
- The news was discouraging, and the students felt discouraged.
it is discouraging + to-infinitive / that
You can use a dummy it before the adjective, followed by a to-infinitive or a that-clause.
Adjective के पहले dummy 'it' लगाकर उसके बाद to-infinitive या that-clause आ सकता है।
- It is discouraging to fail after so much hard work.
less / rather / deeply discouraging
Adverbs of degree come before the adjective.
Degree बताने वाले adverbs adjective से पहले आते हैं।
- The rise in prices is deeply discouraging for small traders.
+Collocations 4
discouraging + noun
newsresultsignresponsestart
- The poor response was a discouraging sign for the organisers.
adverb + discouraging
ratherverydeeplysomewhathighly
- The figures were rather discouraging.
verb + discouraging
find ... discouragingsoundproveseembe
- The results proved discouraging for the new party.
for whom
for studentsfor investorsfor farmersfor beginners
- A poor monsoon is discouraging for farmers.
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- It was discouraging to see so few people at the meeting.
बैठक में इतने कम लोगों को देखना निराशाजनक था।
- The mock test scores were discouraging, but Radhika did not give up.
Mock test के अंक निराशाजनक थे, पर राधिका ने हार नहीं मानी।
- He found his friends' laughter very discouraging.
उसे अपने मित्रों की हँसी बहुत हतोत्साहित करने वाली लगी।
- Discouraging words can harm a young learner.
हतोत्साहित करने वाले शब्द एक युवा विद्यार्थी को हानि पहुँचा सकते हैं।
- The first week of the campaign had a discouraging start.
अभियान के पहले सप्ताह की शुरुआत निराशाजनक रही।
- The weather forecast was discouraging, so we postponed the trek.
मौसम का पूर्वानुमान निराशाजनक था, इसलिए हमने ट्रेक स्थगित कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The long delay made the students discouraging.
✓ The long delay made the students discouraged.
Use -ed for the people who feel the emotion.
भावना अनुभव करने वाले लोगों के लिए -ed रूप आता है।
✗ His failure discouraged him to try again.
✓ His failure discouraged him from trying again.
Discourage someone from + gerund; to-infinitive is for encourage.
'Discourage someone from + gerund' होता है; to-infinitive 'encourage' के साथ आता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dis·cour·ag·ing
?Which word?
Keep the dispiriting words together: discouraging, disheartening, demoralizing, daunting (making you nervous about a task), dispiriting.
हतोत्साहित करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: discouraging, disheartening, demoralizing, daunting (काम के प्रति घबराहट जगाने वाला), dispiriting।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: discouraging describes the thing; discouraged describes the person ('I felt discouraged').
प्रयोग में discouraging चीज़ का वर्णन करता है; discouraged व्यक्ति का ('I felt discouraged')।
Discourage sb from doing sth ('discourage students from cheating').
Usage: 'discourage sb from doing sth' का मतलब है किसी को कोई काम करने से हतोत्साहित करना या रोकना, जैसे 'discourage students from cheating'। यहाँ from के बाद verb का -ing रूप आता है।