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1. (n.) discouragement
an act or instance of discouraging.
2. discouragement
the state of being discouraged.
3. discouragement
something that discourages; a deterrent.
Etymology: (1555–65; < MF)
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| Definition of 'discouragement' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) discouragement, disheartenment, dismay
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
2. (noun) discouragement
the expression of opposition and disapproval
3. (noun) discouragement
the act of discouraging
"the discouragement of petty theft"
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1. (noun) discouragement
the feeling of being discouraged
the discouragement on her face
2. discouragement
the act of discouraging
the government's discouragement of competitive sports in school
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| Definition of 'discouragement' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) discouragement
the act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection
2. (noun) discouragement
that which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement
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Sense: (withfrom) to persuade against
The rain discouraged him from going camping.
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 Afrikaans: ontmoediging |
 Arabic: تَثْبيطُ العَزيمَه، مُحاو |
 Bulgarian: обезсърчаване |
 Brazilian: desalento |
 Czech: ztráta odvahy, odrazování |
 German: die Entmutigung |
 Danish: modvirken; modarbejdelse |
 Greek: αποθάρρυνση |
 Spanish: desaprobación, desánimo, |
 Estonian: vastupanu |
 Farsi: ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی |
 Finnish: lannistaminen |
 French: découragement |
 Hebrew: יֵיאוּש, גוֹרֶם מַרתִיע |
 Hindi: हतोत्साह |
 Croatian: obeshrabrenje |
 Hungarian: elkedvetlenítés |
 Indonesian: penghalang |
 Icelandic: kjarkleysi;úrtölur |
 Italian: scoraggiamento |
 Japanese: がっかりさせること |
 Korean: 낙담 |
 Lithuanian: drąsos/noro atėmimas |
 Latvian: drosmes zaudēšana; atrunā |
 Malay: dengan tawar hati |
 Dutch: ontmoediging |
 Norwegian: avskrekking, motvirking |
 Polish: zniechęcenie |
 Persian: ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی |
 Pashto: زړه ورتورول |
 Portuguese: desalento |
 Romanian: descurajare |
 Russian: расхолаживание |
 Slovak: odradenie |
 Slovenian: potrtost |
 Serbian: obeshrabrenje |
 Swedish: modfälldhet, avskräckande |
 Thai: การทำให้หมดกำลังใจ |
 Turkish: cesaretini kırma |
 Taiwanese: 洩氣，阻攔，勸阻 |
 Ukrainian: відмовляння, відбивання о |
 Urdu: حوصلہ شکنی |
 Vietnamese: sự nản chí |
 Chinese: 泄气，沮丧，气馁 |
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