how to pronounce discouraging
/dɪsˈkɝɪdʒɪŋ/
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discouraging is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of discouraging in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… and was most discouraging has happened …”
meanings of discouraging
verb:
- Present participle of discourage.
adjective:
- That causes discouragement.
noun:
- Discouragement.
discouraging frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word discouraging occurs in english on average 2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics discouraging can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that discouraging can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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