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blue, grim, gloomy, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited, discouraging | filled with melancholy and despondency | ||
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depressing, cheerless, uncheerful, gloomy, discouraging | causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy | ||
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discouraging | conveying disapproval | ||
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discouraging | depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action |