discouraging vs promising

discouraging

adj
  • that causes discouragement 

noun
  • discouragement 

promising

adj
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

How often have the words discouraging and promising occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )