discouragement

[US]/dɪs'kʌrɪdʒm(ə)nt/
[UK]/dɪs'kɝɪdʒmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. disheartenment, dejection, dissuasion, obstruction; something that causes one to feel discouraged.

Phrases & Collocations

feeling of discouragement

overcome discouragement

facing discouragement

battling discouragement

Example Sentences

The loud music was a discouragement to conversation.

Faith must be dead to doubt、clumb to discouragement ahd blind to impossibities.

The unfavorable reviews of his first novel were a great discouragement to him.

The farmer experienced moments of discouragement over the failure of his crops.

Mild changes in personality occur, as well as erethism characterized by excessive, undue embarrassment, timidity, depression , discouragement, irritability, resentfulness, or excitability.

to deal with discouragement

to talk about discouragement

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