- 1. n. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the expression of opposition and disapproval Source: wordnet
- 5. n. the act of discouraging Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection. 2. 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. "Discouragements from vice." Swift. Source: webster
- 7. n:100 n. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles n. the expression of opposition and disapproval n. the act of discouraging Source: ecdict
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