Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discourage. 2. (a.) Causing or indicating discouragement.

Multi-Version Concordance Discouraging (2 Occurrences) Numbers 32:7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? (See NAS) Jeremiah 38:4 Then the princes said to the king, Let this man, we pray you, be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn't seek the welfare of this people, but the hurt. (See NAS NIV)