discouraged

You just sound discouraged after the rejection and sound like you are beginning to think a little fatalistically.

It's not banned, but strongly discouraged by the Western world that already got rid of malaria via DDT.

I've been discouraged from looking at software patents by lawyers because apparently knowledge that you're infringing can be bad news bears even if the patent is frivolous.

Or it could be that accusing critics of hypocrisy (tu quoque fallacy?), instead of addressing the actual criticism itself, is simply discouraged.

A player being too good makes the game boring, and so it is discouraged.

Don't be discouraged, if right now, you don't have a calling, or a purpose.

You are over-discouraged though, you can still get work in this market.

If they can afford it, why should they be discouraged from moving to suburbs if suburbs suit them, the same way suburbs suit you?

With the class pattern you at least have some staticly inferable information you're sure you can pull out of the class, and weird stuff is discouraged.

This promotes undesirable behaviour, while positive activities are discouraged.

I know that eating fair quantities dirt or sawdust generally is rightly discouraged.

However, the experience really discouraged me from working there.

There are many things that are "just human nature" that should be discouraged in the workplace.

Missing from the article: the fact that employees are discouraged from seeking buyers because there is an unspoken implication that this means the employee is "losing faith" or "believes less" in the company, or is getting ready to leave.

For example: don't let "bad luck" prevent you from starting a company, and don't get discouraged by others' "good luck." But, after failing or succeeding, you should be realistic with yourself and admit luck played a role.

If we get caught, we'll just apologise and settle quietly..." I believe it is in everyone's best interests that companies be strongly discouraged from this kind of theft, to the point where they will be insanely scrupulous about code developed both in house and at arm's length.