Discouraging
Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Tyrannical and discouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tyrannical" instead an adjective "Discouraging".
Tyrannical
Tyrannical adjective - Exercising power or authority without interference by others.
Discouraging and tyrannical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Tyrannical".
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