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discouragement
noun dis·cour·age·ment \-mənt\
: the act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something
: a feeling of having lost hope or confidence
: something (such as a failure or difficulty) that discourages someone
Full Definition of DISCOURAGEMENT
1
: the act of discouraging : the state of being discouraged
2
: something that discourages
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First Known Use of DISCOURAGEMENT
1561
Related to DISCOURAGEMENT
- Synonyms
- demoralization, despair, despondency, disheartenment, dismay, dispiritedness
- Antonyms
- encouragement
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