Discouragement

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of discouraging.
  • noun. The condition of being discouraged.
  • noun. Something that discourages; a deterrent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of discouraging; the act of deterring or dissuading from an undertaking.
  • noun. The state of being discouraged; depression of spirit with regard to action or effort.
  • noun. That which discourages; that which deters or tends to deter from an undertaking or from a course of conduct.
  • noun. Synonyms Dissuasion.
  • noun. Dejection, hopelessness.
  • noun. Hindrance, opposition, obstacle, impediment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.
  • noun. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the act of discouraging
  • noun. anything that discourages
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the expression of opposition and disapproval
  • noun. the act of discouraging
  • noun. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  • Word Usage
    "The most effective treatment for discouragement is to sing, be busy, do something creative, and serve others."
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