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- [dih-skur-ij-muh nt, -skuhr-]
- /dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ mənt, -ˈskʌr-/
- /dɪˈskʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-skur-ij-muh nt, -skuhr-]
- /dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ mənt, -ˈskʌr-/
Definitions of discouragement word
- noun discouragement an act or instance of discouraging. 1
- noun discouragement the state of being discouraged. 1
- noun discouragement something that discourages: Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements. 1
- noun discouragement A loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness. 1
- noun discouragement disheartened feeling 1
- noun discouragement act of dissuasion 1
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Origin of discouragement
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Middle French descouragement, Old French descoragement. See discourage, -ment
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Parts of speech for Discouragement
noun
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exclamation
discouragement popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for discouragement
noun discouragement
- pessimism — the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
- hopelessness — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- dejection — Dejection is a feeling of sadness that you get, for example, when you have just been disappointed by something.
Antonyms for discouragement
noun discouragement
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- joy — a female given name.
- cheerfulness — full of cheer; in good spirits: a cheerful person.
- catalyst — You can describe a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen as a catalyst.
- incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
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