- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The act of discouraging or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "discouragement" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/discouragement/definitions/1998366> |