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UNENCOURAGING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unencouraging mean?
• UNENCOURAGING (adjective)
The adjective UNENCOURAGING has 1 sense:
1. not encouraging
Familiarity information: UNENCOURAGING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not encouraging
Similar:
discouraging (depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action)
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