Usually means: Not supportive or motivating; discouraging.
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  2. unencouraging: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. unencouraging: Wiktionary
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  6. unencouraging: Rhymezone
  7. unencouraging: FreeDictionary.org
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▸ adjective:  Not encouraging.

Similar:
discouraging, unheartening, undiscouraging, uninspiring, unmotivating, unconsoling, unpromising, unuplifting, unhopeful, unsupportive, more...

Opposite:
encouraging, supportive, positive, optimistic

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Similar:
discouraging, unheartening, undiscouraging, uninspiring, unmotivating, unconsoling, unpromising, unuplifting, unhopeful, unsupportive, more...

Opposite:
encouraging, supportive, positive, optimistic



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