discouragement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCOURAGEMENT

the state of being discouraged <I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice>

Synonyms demoralization, despair, despondency, disheartenment, dismay, dispiritedness

Related Words blues, dejection, depression, dumps, gloom, melancholy, mopes; defeatism, pessimism, resignation

Near Antonyms optimism, sanguinity

Antonyms encouragement

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