Deter and Discouraging

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Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

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Discouraging is a synonym for deter. In some cases you can replace term "Discouraging" with "Deter", this verbs are similar.

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

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Deter is a synonym for discouraging. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Discouraging".

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