Discouragement: alternatives and connections

To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.

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That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance.

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Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.

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The act of deterring; also, that which deters.

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That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance.

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Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.

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The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.

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The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidatio…

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To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was…

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To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was…

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Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.

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To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to…

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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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