1. Noun
The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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