discouraging

  • 101Corn Law — noun Date: 1766 one of a series of laws in force in Great Britain before 1846 prohibiting or discouraging the importation of grain …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 102deterrence — noun Date: 1861 the act or process of deterring: as a. the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear especially of punishment b. the maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging attack …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 103discouragement — noun Date: 1561 1. the act of discouraging ; the state of being discouraged 2. something that discourages …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 104unapproachable — adjective Date: 1581 1. not approachable ; physically inaccessible 2. discouraging intimacies ; reserved • unapproachability noun • unapproachably adverb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 105strange — I. adjective (stranger; strangest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estrange, from Latin extraneus, literally, external, from extra outside more at extra Date: 13th century 1. a. archaic of, relating to, or characteristic of another… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 106American Revolution — The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and collectively became the nation of the United… …

    Wikipedia

  • 107Anthropic principle — In astrophysics and cosmology, the anthropic principle is the philosophical argument that observations of the physical Universe must be compatible with the conscious life that observes it. Some proponents of the argument reason that it explains… …

    Wikipedia

  • 108Brown University — The Brown University Seal Latin: Universitas Brunensis Motto In Deo Speramus (Latin) Motto in English …

    Wikipedia

  • 109The Beach Boys — Infobox musical artist Name = The Beach Boys Img capt = The surviving Beach Boys in 2006 (L R): Brian Wilson, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Mike Love Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Hawthorne, California, USA Genre =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 110Cognitive behavioral therapy — Psychology …

    Wikipedia