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discouragement
[ dih-skur-ij-muhnt, -skuhr- ]
noun
- an act or instance of discouraging.
Antonyms: encouragement
- the state of being discouraged.
Synonyms: hopelessness, dejection, depression
Antonyms: encouragement
- something that discourages:
Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements.
Synonyms: obstruction, obstacle, impediment, damper, deterrent
Antonyms: encouragement
Other Words From
- over·dis·courage·ment noun
- predis·courage·ment noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of discouragement1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
So there’s potentially two levels of discouragement for these efforts.
Instead of succumbing to discouragement, he focused on solving the problems of turns and speed.
Higher grades could mean less discouragement from challenging subjects and maybe even greater confidence and persistence to graduation.
Many faced discouragement from school officials in doing so.
According to the unanimous testimony of the chroniclers, the English host was struck with serious discouragement.
Mr. Gryce and Miss Butterworth stepped at once into the light, and surveyed each other with a look of marked discouragement.
It crowds the hours, and accumulates until often discouragement and nervous exhaustion follow.
He looked at her in complete discouragement, and Amarita returned his gaze with one bespeaking a conviction of her own innocence.
A sense of discouragement regarding long distances was just at that moment the most remote sensation in Stanton's sensibilities.
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