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overdiscouraging

overdiscouraging is the present participle and gerund of overdiscourage.

Meaning of overdiscourage

Verb

overdiscourage (third-person singular simple present overdiscourages, present participle overdiscouraging, simple past and past participle overdiscouraged)

  1. (transitive) To discourage excessively.

Questions about overdiscouraging

What is overdiscouraging the present participle and gerund of?
Overdiscouraging is the present participle and gerund of overdiscourage.

Words near overdiscouraging in the dictionary

  1. overdiscounting
  2. overdiscounts
  3. overdiscourage
  4. overdiscouraged
  5. overdiscourages
  6. overdiscouraging
  7. overdiscuss
  8. overdiscussed
  9. overdiscusses
  10. overdiscussing
  11. overdiscussion

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