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discouragement

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dis⋅cour⋅age⋅ment

  [di-skur-ij-muhnt, -skuhr-]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of discouraging.
2. the state of being discouraged.
3. something that discourages: Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements.
Origin:
1555–65; < MF descouragement, OF descoragement. See discourage, -ment

Synonyms:
2. depression, dejection, hopelessness. See despair. 3. deterrent, damper, impediment, obstacle, obstruction.

Antonyms:
1–3. encouragement.
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dis·cour·age·ment   (dĭ-skûr'ĭj-mənt, -skŭr'-)   
n.  

    1. The act of discouraging.

    2. The condition of being discouraged.

  2. Something that discourages; a deterrent.

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