Discouraging
Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Sorry and discouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorry" instead an adjective "Discouraging".
Sorry
Sorry adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Usage example: we have sorry news to report tonight
Discouraging and sorry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Sorry".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and discouraging
- melancholy and sorry
- dismal and discouraging
- dismal and sorry
- inferior and discouraging
- inferior and sorry
- unfortunate and discouraging
- unfortunate and sorry
- sad and discouraging
- sad and sorry
- miserable and discouraging
- miserable and sorry
- bad and discouraging
- bad and sorry
Both words in one sentence
- Author Catchphrase:Character A: (asks for explanation of something Character B mentioned)Character B: (gives explanation, which is discouraging, grotesque, or both of the above)Character A: Sorry I asked.
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