Discouragement - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt|
Brit.
|dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒm(ə)nt|
noun
- the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (syn: dismay)
- the expression of opposition and disapproval
- the act of discouraging
- the expression of opposition and disapproval
- the act of discouraging
the discouragement of petty theft
Extra examples
She expressed discouragement over the difficulty of finding a good job.
The team's losses have left fans with a feeling of discouragement.
He says that the tax is a discouragement to doing business in this state.
Despite the discouragements of the past week, we need to continue moving forward.
Word forms
noun
singular: discouragement
plural: discouragements
singular: discouragement
plural: discouragements
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