| Pronunciation: | | di'skurijmunt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft"
- [n] the expression of opposition and disapproval
- [n] the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
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| | Synonyms: | | disheartenment, dismay |
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| | Antonyms: | | encouragement |
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| | See Also: | | despair, determent, deterrence, deterrence, disapproval, disheartenment, dissuasion, intimidation, intimidation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*cour"age*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. descouragement,
F. d['e]couragement.]
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.
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