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discouragement

[ dih-skur-ij-muhnt, -skuhr- ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of discouraging.

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  2. the state of being discouraged.

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  3. something that discourages:

    Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • v·徱·dzܰa·Գ noun
  • d·dzܰa·Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of discouragement1

1555–65; < Middle French descouragement, Old French descoragement. See discourage, -ment
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Synonym Study

See despair.
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I want to address the discouragement and fear that many who care about democracy and peace and human rights are feeling in America and around the world right now.

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Disparities like these are a function of our society's continued discouragement of girls pursuing studies and careers in STEM.

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They’ve got a 2-0 lead on the Pacers, who, if they weren’t as flustered in Game 2 as the Nuggets were on their home floor, are carrying some discouragement of their own.

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It took away the power of Trump to control the narrative and induce his own style of “discouragement”.

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My speech remained the same, but my excitement evaporated into discouragement.

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