entmutigend
discouraging
English translations
- 01
daunting
- 02
entmutigen
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas, das den Mut nimmt oder die Motivation verringert.
- English meaning
- Discouraging
- Synonym
- abschreckend, demotivierend
- German example
- Die hohen Kosten sind entmutigend.
- English example
- The high costs are discouraging.
- Comparative
- entmutigenderSuperlative: am entmutigendsten
Related words
- entmutigen
discouraging, disheartening, demotivating
- aufbauend
Uplifting means encouraging, strengthening, or positively reinforcing.
- niederschmetternd
devastating
- deprimierend
Depressing
- demotivierend
Demotivating, discouraging
- zermürbend
Grueling
- ermunternd
Encouraging
- abschreckend
deterrent
Example sentences with “entmutigend”
Die Nachricht war sehr entmutigend. (The news was very discouraging.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the opposite?
The opposite is 'ermutigend' (encouraging).