| disinclining(verb, dissuading, de-motivating) |
| dreary(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| hopeless(adjective, dull, sad, gloomy, miserable) |
| admonishing(verb, dissuading) |
| bad(adjective, sad, dark, dim, distressing) |
| cold(sad, dark, miserable, dim, austere) |
| dismaying(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) |
| hindering(verb, adjective, obstructive, anti, de-motivating) |
| oppressive(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| restraining(verb, adjective, dissuading) |
| untoward(adjective, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising) |
| checking(verb, dissuading) |
| disapproving(adjective, depressing, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, unhelpful) |
| exhausting |
| frightening(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) |
| frustrating(verb, de-motivating) |
| impeding(verb, adjective, hard, severe, offensive) |
| inauspicious(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable, unfavorable) |
| unnerving(verb, upsetting, worrying, troubling) |
| wearisome(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, distressing) |