Discouraged - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd|  American pronunciation of the word discouraged
Brit.  |dɪˈskʌrɪdʒd|  British pronunciation of the word discouraged
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto discourage
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto discourage

adjective

- made less hopeful or enthusiastic (syn: disheartened)
felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
- lacking in resolution
the accident left others discouraged about going there

Extra examples

A lot of players get discouraged and quit.

He became discouraged by his repeated failures in business.

That type of behavior ought to be discouraged.

...having been jobless for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged...

...the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property...

...the colonists persevered despite suffering setbacks that would have discouraged lesser souls...

...the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference...

At least, it discouraged the competition.

I discouraged him from going there.

This practice should be strongly discouraged.

The intermarriage of blood relations should be strongly discouraged.

My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me from entering the field.

She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged

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