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    discouraged
    /dɪˈskʌrɪdʒd/

    adjective

    • 1. having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened: "he must be feeling pretty discouraged"

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  2. Discouraged means having lost your confidence or enthusiasm for something. Find out how to pronounce it, see related words and phrases, and get translations in different languages.

    • Translate to Traditional Chinese

      DISCOURAGED translate: 洩氣的,垂頭喪氣的,心灰意冷的. Learn more in the...

    • Discourse

      DISCOURSE definition: 1. the use of language to communicate...

    • Simplified

      DISCOURAGED translate: 泄气的,垂头丧气的,心灰意冷的. Learn more in the...

    • Demoralized

      DEMORALIZED definition: 1. having lost your confidence,...

  3. Discourage is a verb that means to deprive of courage or confidence, to hinder, or to dissuade. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for discourage.

  4. Disencourage means to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something. It also means to prevent or try to prevent something happening or someone doing something. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of discourage.

  5. Disencourage means to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something. It also means to prevent or try to prevent something happening or someone doing something. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples.

  6. Discouraged means deprived of or lacking in courage, hope, or confidence, or dissuaded or obstructed from doing something. See how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms for discouraged.

  7. To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten completely: Her husband's philandering dismayed her.

  8. To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten completely: Her husband's philandering dismayed her.