Discouraging
Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Undermining and discouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undermining" instead an adjective "Discouraging".
Undermining
Discouraging and undermining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Undermining".
Nearby Words: undermine, undermined
Mutual synonyms
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Undermining and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/undermining
Discouraging & Undermining. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/undermining>.
Undermining or Discouraging. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/undermining.
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