It was very depressing and very discouraging. The intention is to hinder deminers by discouraging any attempts to clear minefields. Starting in 2010 the government went from encouraging rice production to discouraging it. The results have been discouraging as these measures increased inefficiency and hampered effective industrial growth. Violates endorsements ban too, which has an obvious corollary for discouraging patronage. The elative is used in the sense of forbidding or discouraging an action. I thought that was rather discouraging. Whether it was effective at discouraging rebellion is uncertain. They were relatively unsuccessful in discouraging the practice of shamanism. Stamp duty has the effect of discouraging speculative purchases of assets by decreasing liquidity. This too was done in the name of discouraging excessive consumption. She further claimed that the city has been actively discouraging local businesses from hiring her. It is a question of not discouraging investors. These findings are discouraging for governmental entities in charge of protecting rights of workers. Animal studies have yielded similarly discouraging results.