discourageddis‧cour‧aged /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd $ -ˈkɜːr-/ ●●○ adjective 
A lot of players get discouraged and quit.► see thesaurus at confident
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Discouraged by her failed marriages, she gradually withdrew from the world.
- Hartman was so discouraged about the way his performing career was going, that he gave up acting for writing.
- I was very discouraged at the time, but I still hoped we could find a solution.
- Students with learning difficulties who do not have a dedicated teacher can become discouraged very easily.
- He doesn't get discouraged easily.
- It's raising morale amongst a once discouraged workforce.
THESAURUSnot confident
to not be confident about your abilities or appearance: · Francine is lacking in confidence and needs a lot of encouragement.· I was fat, had no friends, and lacked confidence.· While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities.
not confident about meeting or speaking to people who you do not know: · Jane is a quiet shy person.· He had been painfully shy (=very shy) as a child.
not confident about yourself or your relationships, especially because you are worried that you are not good enough: · His childhood had left him very insecure.· Ben’s parents’ divorce left him lonely and insecure.· Models can make young women feel insecure about their own bodies.
not confident, especially because you are young or you do not have much experience: · At first, Chris seemed nervous and unsure of herself.· He was only 21 and still very unsure of himself with girls.
not confident that you can succeed, because you have had problems trying to do something: · Students can become discouraged very easily if they are not given the help they need.· I was very discouraged at the time, but I still hoped we could find a solution.discouraged by: · Discouraged by her failed marriages, she gradually withdrew from the world.discouraged about: · Hartman was so discouraged about the way his performing career was going, that he gave up acting for writing.
someone who is demoralized has lost all their confidence and wants to give up: · The team were completely demoralized after losing a series of games.· a demoralized work force· Many employees became demoralized and cynical when the company announced another round of job cuts.utterly/thoroughly demoralized
Longman Language Activatornot confident to not be confident about your abilities or appearance: · Francine lacks confidence and needs a lot of encouragement and support.· I was fat, had no friends, and lacked confidence.· While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities.
to stop feeling confident, especially after making a mistake: · "How was your driving test?" "Terrible - I made one small mistake, and then I just lost confidence."· People tend to lose confidence if they've been out of work for a while.
to not be confident, especially because you are young or you do not have much experience: · At first, Chris seemed nervous and unsure of herself.· He was only 21 and still very unsure of himself with girls.
not confident about making decisions, trying new experiences, or forming new relationships, especially because you are worried that you are not good enough: · Ben's parents' divorce left him lonely and insecure.insecure about: · Even though she's a model, she's very insecure about how she looks.
if a person or a group of people are demoralized , they have lost all their confidence that they can succeed at something and are unwilling to continue with it: · a demoralized work force· Many employees became demoralized and cynical when the company announced another round of job cuts.utterly/thoroughly demoralized: · The team was a wreck - thoroughly demoralized after a humiliating season.
not confident about something you are trying to achieve, because you have had difficulty achieving it: · I was very discouraged at the time, but I still hoped we could find a solution.get/become discouraged: · Students with learning difficulties who do not have a dedicated teacher can become discouraged very easily.discouraged by: · Discouraged by her failed marriages, she gradually withdrew from the world.discouraged about: · Hartman was so discouraged about the way his performing career was going, that he gave up acting for writing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A lot of players get discouraged and quit.
A lot of players get discouraged and quit.WORD FAMILYadjectiveencouraged ≠ discouragedencouraging ≠ discouragingnounencouragement ≠ discouragementverbencourage ≠ discourageadverbencouragingly ≠ discouragingly
no longer having the confidence you need to continue doing something SYN demoralized OPP encouraged: A lot of players get discouraged and quit.► see thesaurus at confident