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Showing words for DISCOURAGING using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Discouraging

discouraging

10 Letter Words for Discouraging

dinosauric, discouring, disgracing, disorganic, ingracious

9 Letter Words for Discouraging

carousing, crusading, discaging, discuring, iridoncus, radionics, rigaudons, scourging, scrouging

8 Letter Words for Discouraging

acridins, agrionid, andricus, arousing, cardings, cargoing, caudrons, cordings, coursing, cranioid, crinoids, cruising, diaconus, diagonic, dinosaur, dioscuri, discoing, gascoign, girdings, gourding, gracious, gradings, granicus, gricings, grousing, guarding, guidings, igasuric, iguanids, iguanoid, incisura, inradius, isagogic, naucorid, niggards, organics, radioing, radionic, ridgings, rigaudon, roadings, roadsign, sardonic, scauding, scauring, sciuroid, scouging, scouring, signoria, sourcing, sugaring, uranisci

7 Letter Words for Discouraging

acinous, acridin, adoring, agogics, aground, airguns, airings, angicos, angioid, arcings, arguing, arising, arsinic, arsonic, asinico, audings, cadging, candiru, candors, carding, cardios, cardons, carings, carious, carnous, caudron, causing, cidaris, cirsoid, codings, congius, congrid, conidia, cording, coriaus, cougars, cougnar, courida, couring, crinoid, croisad, crusado, crusian, curding, curiosa, curiosi, cursing, dacrons, dairous, daising, darings, dauring, dicings, dirging, disagio, discina, discing, discour, disring, diurons, dousing, dragons, dugongs, dungari, durgans, durians, durions, gadinic, ganoids, garcons, garions, gauding, giaours, gingras, girding, giroing, gironic, goading, gonadic, gonidia, gonidic, gordian, gorgias, gorings, gracing, grading, gradini, gradino, gradins, gricing, griding, gringas, gringos, grising, grounds, guangos, guarico, guiding, guidons, guisard, guisian, guising, gundogs, gurniad, icosian, idorgan, ignaros, iguanid, incisor, indigos, indusia, inroads, iracund, iridous, isodica, isodrin, isuroid, nacrous, narcous, nicosia, nidaros, niggard, nigrous, nuggars, onaggri, orcinus, ordains, organic, orgiacs, origans, origins, osirian, racings, radious, ragings, raginis, raiding, raising, ricinus, ridging, ridings, rigadig, rigadon, roading, rodings, roguing, roscian, rouging, rousing, sacring, sadiron, sagouin, saguing, sairing, sancord, sarcoid, saronic, saucing, sauroid, scaring, scaroid, sciarid, sciurid, scoggan, scoggin, scoring, scrinia, siganid, signior, signora, signori, sirgang, soaring, sogdian, sordini, soricid, soucing, souring, sudanic, sudoric, suidian, sundari, surging, uncords, ungirds, unrigid, uraniid, urgings, ursinia

6 Letter Words for Discouraging

acinos, acinus, acorns, acorus, acrons, adcons, adonic, adonis, adorns, aggros, agings, agogic, agoing, agonic, agonus, aiding, airing, andric, angico, anguid, anguis, anisic, anodic, anuric, aogiri, arcing, arcsin, argons, aricin, ariosi, aroids, around, arsing, arsino, arundo, auding, audion, audios, aurigo, caging, cairds, cairns, candor, canids, cardin, cardio, cardis, cardon, caring, carson, casing, casini, casino, casiri, causon, ciding, cigars, cising, coding, cogida, coigns, congas, congii, conias, cordia, cordis, corgis, coriin, coring, cornua, cornus, cosign, cosing, cougar, cousin, craigs, crinid, cronus, cuorin, curias, curing, curios, dacron, danios, darics, daring, dicing, dinars, dingar, dingus, dinics, dirigo, disgig, disour, diuron, doings, dongas, dorcas, dorian, dornic, dosain, dosing, douars, doucin, douras, dracin, dragon, drains, dugong, dunair, dungas, durain, durgan, durian, during, durion, durocs, gaduin, gainor, ganoid, garcon, gardon, garion, garous, gascon, gauric, giaour, girons, goings, gonads, goniac, gorgia, goring, gosain, gouras, gourds, gradin, gradus, grains, grando, grands, grasni, grinds, gringa, gringo, grison, groans, groins, ground, gruing, guacin, guacos, guango, guanos, guardo, guards, guidon, guiros, gundas, gundog, gusain, gusano, icarus, icings, ignaro, incogs, incord, incurs, indico, indigo, indris, inosic, inroad, iodins, ionics, ironic, isagon, nadirs, nagors, nairus, narcos, nardus, ngaios, nicads, nidors, niggas, niggra, nigori, nordic, norias, nuggar, oaring, oggins, onagri, oniric, orangs, orcins, ordain, organs, orgiac, orgias, orians, origan, origin, orudis, racing, racion, racons, radion, radios, radius, radons, raging, ragini, raioid, raisin, raison, rancid, rancio, ranids, rasion, raucid, ricing, ricins, riding, rigids, rising, roding, roscid, rosing, roudas, rounds, rugosa, ruings, saggon, saging, sagoin, saguin, saigon, saring, sarong, scarid, scoria, siding, sidion, signoi, signor, sigurd, sinaic, sindoc, siouan, sirian, siring, sodaic, sodain, soigna, sonica, soring, souari, soucar, soudan, sougan, suggan, sundog, sundra, sundri, sungar, sungod, suriga, suring, surnai, surnia, ugrian, uncord, undrag, ungags, ungaro, ungird, ungods, ungord, ungrid, unioid, unrigs, unsaid, uranic, urging, uronic, ursoid, usaron

5 Letter Words for Discouraging

acids, acing, acini, acoin, acorn, acrid, acris, acron, adcon, adion, adios, adorn, adunc, aggri, aggro, aggur, aging, agios, agnus, agons, agric, agrin, agron, aidos, ainoi, ainus, airns, ancor, andor, angor, angus, anour, arcus, argin, argon, argos, argus, arius, aroid, arson, ascii, ascon, asdic, audio, auric, aurin, auris, cadis, cados, cadus, cagui, caids, cains, caird, cairn, cairo, cangs, canid, canis, canos, canso, cardi, cardo, cards, cargo, carid, carns, carus, cauon, ciaos, cigar, cigua, cions, cirio, cnida, coaid, codas, coign, coing, coins, coirs, conga, conia, conus, coran, cords, corgi, coria, corni, corns, cornu, cosin, courd, cours, crags, craig, crain, crang, crans, crius, crois, crosa, cruds, cuing, curas, curds, curia, curin, curio, curns, cursi, dacor, dagon, dagos, dairi, dangs, danic, danio, dargs, daric, darii, daris, darns, daurs, dinar, dingo, dings, dinic, dinos, dinus, dirca, disci, disco, disna, diurn, doina, doing, donar, donas, donga, dongs, donis, doria, doric, doris, dorsa, dorsi, douar, doucs, draco, drago, drags, drain, drang, drias, drona, drugs, drung, duans, duars, duing, dungs, duras, durga, durio, durns, duroc, duros, dusio, gadis, gadso, gadus, gagor, gaids, gains, gairs, gaius, gangs, gansu, garni, garon, gauds, gauri, gaurs, gidar, gigas, gings, girds, giris, girns, giron, giros, gnars, goads, going, gonad, gondi, gongs, gonia, gonid, goran, goric, gouda, gourd, grads, grain, grand, grano, grans, grias, grids, grigs, grind, grins, groan, grogs, groin, grond, guaco, guano, guans, guard, guars, gugas, guiac, guids, guiro, gunda, gundi, gurns, icing, icons, idion, igads, ignis, incas, incog, incor, incra, incur, incus, india, indic, indra, indri, induc, indus, inorg, iodic, iodin, ionia, ionic, irani, irian, irido, irids, iring, irons, irous, isiac, isnad, nadir, nagor, nairu, narco, narcs, nardo, nards, nardu, naric, naris, ngaio, niais, nicad, nidor, nidus, nigga, nigra, nigua, niris, nodus, noggs, noirs, noria, noris, nosig, nsaid, nurds, oaric, oggin, oidia, oisin, oncia, oncus, orang, orans, orcas, orcin, orcus, organ, orgia, orgic, ornis, oscan, oscar, oscin, ounds, ousia, racon, radii, radio, radon, raggs, ragis, raids, rains, rands, ranid, rason, rauns, ricin, riggs, rigid, rinds, rings, roads, roans, rogan, roins, rosin, round, rudas, ruing, ruins, runds, rungs, runic, sacro, sadic, sango, sangu, sargo, sarin, sarod, saron, saudi, scand, scarn, scaud, scaur, scian, scind, scion, scoad, scorn, scoug, scour, scrag, scran, scrin, scrod, scrog, scudi, scudo, sidia, signa, sinai, siroc, snoga, socii, sodic, soign, sonar, sonic, sorda, sound, sudan, sudor, sudra, sugan, sugar, suing, udasi, udons, ugric, unais, uncia, uncos, undig, undog, ungag, ungod, unrid, unrig, unsad, unsod, uraos, ursid, urson, using, usnic

4 Letter Words for Discouraging

acid, acor, acus, adon, ador, ados, agin, agio, agni, agog, agon, agos, aids, ains, ainu, aion, airn, airs, ands, ango, anis, ansi, ansu, anus, arco, arcs, ards, ardu, argo, arid, aris, arni, arno, arui, asci, asgd, asin, asio, asor, cadi, cads, caid, cain, cair, cand, cang, cans, caon, card, carn, cars, caus, ciao, cids, cigs, cion, cira, coda, cods, cogs, coin, coir, cond, cong, coni, cons, cora, cord, corn, cors, coua, coud, cour, crag, cran, crig, crin, cris, crud, crus, cuda, cuds, cuir, cund, cuon, cura, curd, curn, curs, dago, dags, dain, dais, dang, dans, danu, darg, dari, darn, dasi, daun, daur, dcor, dgag, diag, dian, dias, digs, ding, dino, dins, dioc, disa, disc, docs, dogs, dona, dong, doni, dons, dora, dorn, dors, dosa, doua, douc, dour, drag, drou, drug, dsri, duan, duar, duci, ducs, dugs, dung, duns, duos, dura, durn, duro, gadi, gads, gags, gaid, gain, gair, gang, gard, garg, gari, garn, gars, gaud, gaun, gaur, gaus, gids, giga, gigs, ging, gins, gios, gird, giri, girn, giro, gnar, gnus, goad, goar, goas, gods, gois, gond, gong, gons, gora, grad, gran, gras, grid, grig, grin, gris, grog, gros, grun, grus, guan, guao, guar, guga, guid, guna, gung, guns, gurn, gurs, iago, icao, icod, icon, idic, idun, igad, iggs, inca, incr, inga, ingo, inia, inro, iocs, ions, iran, irid, iris, iron, isdn, iuds, nagi, nags, naid, naig, naio, nais, naoi, naos, narc, nard, nasi, naso, naur, ngai, nidi, nids, niog, nisi, nodi, nods, nogg, nogs, noir, nori, nous, nuda, nurd, nurs, oars, ocas, odas, odic, odin, onca, onus, orad, oran, oras, orca, orcs, ordn, ords, ordu, orig, orna, osar, ouds, ourn, ours, rads, ragg, ragi, rags, raid, rain, rais, rand, rang, raun, rias, rids, riga, rigg, rigs, rind, ring, rins, risc, road, roan, rocs, rods, roid, roin, rond, rong, rosa, roua, roud, roun, rous, rucs, ruds, ruga, rugs, ruin, rund, rung, runs, rusa, saco, sadi, sado, sadr, sago, saic, said, sain, sair, sand, sang, sard, sari, saur, scad, scan, scar, scog, scud, scug, scun, scur, sian, sida, sidi, sign, sina, sind, sing, sion, siri, snag, snar, snig, snod, snog, snug, snur, soar, soca, soda, soir, sond, song, sora, sord, sori, sorn, soud, sour, srac, suci, sugg, sugi, suid, sung, suni, sura, surd, surg, uang, udon, udos, unai, unca, unci, unco, uncs, unda, undo, unio, unis, uran, urao, urds, uria, uric, urna, urns, ursa, usar

3 Letter Words for Discouraging

adc, ado, ads, ago, agr, ags, aid, ain, air, ais, anc, and, ans, anu, aor, arc, ard, arg, arn, ars, aru, asg, aud, aug, cad, cag, cai, can, car, cdg, cdr, cgs, cia, cid, cig, cir, cis, cns, cod, cog, con, cor, cos, cro, crs, cru, csi, cud, cun, cur, dag, dan, dao, dar, das, dau, dca, dia, dig, din, dir, dis, dna, doa, doc, dog, don, dor, dos, dso, dsr, duc, dug, dui, dun, duo, dur, gad, gag, gan, gar, gas, gau, gcd, gds, ggr, gid, gig, gin, gio, gis, gns, gnu, goa, god, gog, goi, gon, gor, gos, gou, gra, gro, grs, gud, gui, gun, gur, gus, iao, ida, ido, ids, igg, ign, inc, ind, ing, ins, ion, ios, iou, ira, irs, isn, iso, iud, nad, nag, nar, nas, nco, nid, nig, nis, noa, nod, nog, nor, nos, nur, nus, oad, oar, oas, oca, oda, ods, oii, ois, ona, oni, ons, ora, orc, ord, org, ors, osi, oud, oui, our, ous, rad, rag, rai, ran, ras, rcd, ria, rid, rig, rin, rio, rna, rnd, roc, rod, rog, roi, ron, ros, ruc, rud, rug, run, sac, sad, sag, sai, san, sao, sar, sau, scd, sci, scr, sgd, sic, sig, sin, sir, soc, sod, sog, son, sou, sri, sud, sui, sun, sur, uca, udo, uds, ugs, una, unc, ung, uni, uns, ura, urd, urn, urs, usa

Definitions for Discouraging

[1] to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
[2] to dissuade (usually followed by from ).
[3] to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder: Low prices discourage industry.
[4] to express or make clear disapproval of; frown upon: to discourage the expression of enthusiasm.
[5] to become discouraged: a person who discourages easily.
[6] to deprive of the will to persist in something
[7] to inhibit; prevent this solution discourages rust
[8] to oppose by expressing disapproval

Words related to Discouraging

discouragedisappointing, dreary, depressing, gloomy, dismal, dispiriting, bleak, disheartening, black, deterring, dissuading, daunting, hindering, disadvantageous, inopportune, oppressive, unfavorable, unpropitious, depressive

Words nearby Discouraging

discouragediscount rate, discount store, discounted cash flow, discountenance, discounter, discourage, discouragement, discourse, discourse analysis, discourteous, discourtesy

Origin of Discouraging

e1400–50; late Middle English discoragen < Middle French descorager, Old French descoragier. See dis-1, courage

Other words from Discouraging

dis·cour·ag·er , noun
dis·cour·age·a·ble , adjective
dis·cour·ag·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·dis·cour·age , verb (used with object), o·ver·dis·cour·aged, o·ver·dis·cour·ag·ing.
pre·dis·cour·age , verb (used with object), pre·dis·cour·aged, pre·dis·cour·ag·ing.
un·dis·cour·age·a·ble , adjective
un·dis·cour·aged , adjective
un·dis·cour·ag·ing , adjective
un·dis·cour·ag·ing·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Discouraging

bleak, depressing, disappointing, disheartening, dismal, dispiriting, dreary, gloomy, black, dampening, daunting, deterring, dismaying, dissuading, hindering, repressing, depressive, disadvantageous, inopportune, off-putting, oppressive, unfavorable, unpropitious