desestimulando
[dez-es-ti-mu-LAN-du]
verb
discouraging, disheartening
1. present participle of desestimular; the act of removing encouragement, motivation, or incentive from someone or something
The constant criticism was discouraging his efforts.
A crítica constante estava desestimulando seus esforços.
2. causing loss of enthusiasm, confidence, or willingness to continue
The poor results were discouraging the team from trying again.
Os resultados ruins estavam desestimulando o time de tentar novamente.
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