discouragement
/dɪˈskɜrɪdʒmənt/
noun
- The feeling of losing confidence or hope.
- She tried to hide her discouragement after receiving the rejection letter.
- A little discouragement is normal, but you should keep trying.
- Discouragement set in when the experiment failed for the tenth time.
- An action or thing that makes someone less likely to do something.
- The high cost of tuition is a major discouragement for many students.
- The teacher saw the difficult test as a discouragement to cheating.
- Bad reviews can be a discouragement for new authors.
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