The phrase "the discouraging of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of preventing or dissuading someone from doing something.
Example: "The discouraging of negative behavior in the workplace is essential for maintaining a positive environment."
Alternatives: "the prevention of" or "the dissuasion of".
They also provided burning baskets for Asian families, who burn paper at funerals, until this summer's drought, when fire danger necessitated the discouraging of this habit.
And what about the "discouraging" of any screen time at all for children younger than 2, even though other organizations, such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center had tempered a similar recommendation?
The discouraging results of the impact of available interventions in prevention and treatment of childhood obesity stimulate new emphasis in both clinical and experimental research in the field.
You could publish Ernest Hemingway's six-word short story and charge a penny, if you thought anyone would buy it; you could publish a novel of 2 million words without worrying about the costs of production or the discouraging difficulty of holding the thing.
His performance in the Jets' 14-10 loss to Tennessee that knocked them out of playoff contention — five turnovers, including three in the final 7 minutes 26 seconds — was, given the stakes, the most discouraging of his career.
Meanwhile, the King's advisers have convinced themselves that local unrest will be contained by a measured policy of reform and by the discouraging examples of chaos elsewhere in the Middle East.
Given the expected swelling numbers of those at risk and the discouraging record of progress in finding therapies that could reverse or cure Alzheimer's, Evans wrote, a shift in emphasis toward the prevention "seems warranted".
And so these delightful games of well-played futbol offered a brief respite from the discouraging routine of showing up at daybreak and racing other waiting workers to the contractors who show up to hire some cheap labor.
The supply-siders — at least, in theory — were religious about the discouraging effects of marginal taxes.
The discouraging facts of the past decade don't lead him to abandon the idea, but they complicate it.
While that prospect has cheered budget watchers in both parties, even they know the discouraging history of such negotiations.
