discouragement
noun/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/
/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
- [uncountable] a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do something
- an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
- [uncountable] the action of trying to stop something
- the government’s discouragement of political protest
- [countable] a thing that makes somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something
- Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
- The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car users from using their cars.
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