JOLLYING Antonyms

• causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

• not up to expectations

• depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

• expressing disapproval in order to dissuade

• destructive of morale and self-reliance

• causing consternation

• destructive of morale and self-reliance

• causing an emotional disturbance

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• make unhappy

• come to feel sad