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Definition discouragement in American English

discouragement noun

noun
/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/
1

the feeling you get when you have not achieved something and think it is useless to keep trying

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2

something that makes you feel that it is useless to try to do something

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3

the act of trying to prevent something from happening, especially because you do not approve of it or think it is harmful

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Definition discouragement in American English