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Meaning of "unencouraging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNENCOURAGING

unencouraging  [ˌʌnɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNENCOURAGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unencouraging is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNENCOURAGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unencouraging in the English dictionary

The definition of unencouraging in the dictionary is not encouraging; discouraging.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNENCOURAGING


ageing
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
aging
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
bridging
ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ
cottaging
ˈkɒtɪdʒɪŋ
damaging
ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ
discouraging
dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ
disobliging
ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ
disparaging
dɪˈspærɪdʒɪŋ
encouraging
ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ
engaging
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ
haemorrhaging
ˈhemərɪdʒɪŋ
imaging
ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ
managing
ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ
messaging
ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ
obliging
əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ
packaging
ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ
paging
ˈpeɪdʒɪŋ
pillaging
ˈpɪlɪdʒɪŋ
raging
ˈreɪdʒɪŋ
staging
ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNENCOURAGING

unenchanted
unenclosed
unencumbered
unendangered
unendeared
unendearing
unended
unending
unendingly
unendingness
unendowed
unendurable
unendurableness
unendurably
unenforceable
unenforced
unengaged
unenjoyable
unenjoyed
unenlarged

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNENCOURAGING

blogging
bordraging
challenging
changing
document imaging
emerging
garaging
ging
hanging
instant messaging
lodging
logging
magnetic resonance imaging
picture messaging
pound cost averaging
radiopaging
singing
text messaging
thermal imaging
voyaging

Synonyms and antonyms of unencouraging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unencouraging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNENCOURAGING

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Translator English - Chinese

unencouraging
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unencouraging
570 millions of speakers

English

unencouraging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unencouraging
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unencouraging
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неутешительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unencouraging
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unencouraging
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unencouraging
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menyalahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unencouraging
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unencouraging
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unencouraging
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unencouraging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unencouraging
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unencouraging
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्फळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unencouraging
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unencouraging
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unencouraging
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невтішним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unencouraging
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unencouraging
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unencouraging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unencouraging
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unencouraging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unencouraging

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENCOURAGING»

The term «unencouraging» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.887 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENCOURAGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unencouraging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unencouraging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unencouraging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNENCOURAGING»

Discover the use of unencouraging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unencouraging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Shuttle
Old Lady Alanby gave him an unencouraging look. "Quite," she said. "He would be likely to be before he took any steps." "Ah," remarked Nigel. "I knew Lord Tenham, you see." Lady Alanby's look was more unencouraging still. She quietly and ...
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2014
2
An Unwilling Conquest
“That was a very short drive,” Lucinda murmured as the gates of the Park hove in sight. “Short, perhaps, but quite long enough for our purposes.” The words were clipped, his accents unencouraging. Lucinda's inner frown 256 AN UNWILLING ...
Stephanie Laurens, 2013
3
The Future of Global Currency: The Euro Versus the Dollar
So far, therefore, the story is unencouraging—certainly not the happy outcome that so many had predicted. The old dream has been delayed. Other than within the European region itself, use of Europe's new currency has shown little sign of  ...
Benjamin J. Cohen, 2012
4
Hope of the Gospel
... and saving them from the horrors that anguished his prophetic soul—he let evil work its will while it lived; he contented himself with the slow unencouraging ways of help essential; making men good; casting out, not merely controlling Satan; ...
George MacDonald, 2012
5
Fetal Protection in the Workplace: Women's Rights, Business ...
... many proposals recently to reform the U.S. health care system that include provisions for mandatory insurance coverage (for example, see Pepper Commission, A Call for Action, 1990), the outlook for a major reform remains unencouraging.
Robert A. Blank, Robert H. Blank, 2013
6
Sexual Politics in the Enlightenment: Women Writers Read ...
... of her identity under the pressure of multiple griefs and disappointments. Learning of Rousseau's return to Paris in 1770, Henriette sent a short note asking if she might call on him.41 Rousseau's response was brusque and unencouraging: ...
Mary Seidman Trouille, 1997
7
Psychopathology and the Family
An additional study showed that the main feature differentiating patients with avoidant personality disorder from normal controls were the perceptions of an unencouraging home climate and fewer demonstrations of love and pride in the child ...
Jennifer Hudson, Ron Rapee, 2005
8
Our Daily Bread: Socialist Distribution and the Art of ...
... no better. In the fall of 1929 Donbass authorities faced the need to institute rationing of basic food items.37 The conditions in Moscow and the Donbass were not unique. In a report on the unencouraging economic indicators for 1929, the ...
Elena Osokina, Kate S. Transchel, Greta Bucher, 2000
9
Race, Neighborhoods, and Community Power: Buffalo Politics, ...
The neighborhood business study also revealed a rather unencouraging future for the east side. Completed just about one and one-half years after the 1967 riot, about 25 percent of white business owners reported that they were more than ...
Neil Kraus, 2000
10
Barons, Brokers, and Buyers: The Institutions and Cultures ...
Yet despite this knowledge and the unencouraging recent history, sugar producers continue to place their faith in the state to protect and serve their interests. The more I pondered and talked to people about this apparent paradox, the more it ...
Michael S. Billig, 2003

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNENCOURAGING»

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Reactions to Jindal Run Unencouraging
It's time to look at some of the reactions to Bobby Jindal's official announcement of his presidential run. Well before he took the stage in Kenner Wednesday, the ... «WRKF, Jun 15»

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