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discouraged
dis·cour·age D0260600 (dĭ-skûr′ĭj, -skŭr′-)tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es 1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit: Making so little progress after so much effort discouraged us.2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something: My adviser discouraged me from applying to big universities.3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections: The agency discouraged all travel to the areas hardest hit by the disease.
[Middle English discoragen, from Old French descoragier : des-, dis- + corage, courage; see courage.]
dis·cour′age·a·ble adj.dis·cour′ag·er n.dis·cour′ag·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit
These verbs mean to make less hopeful or enthusiastic: researchers who were discouraged by the problem's magnitude; apathy that disheartened the instructor; did not let the technical difficulties dismay them; a failure that dispirited the team.Antonym: encouragediscouraged (dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd) adjhaving had one's confidence and determination reducedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | discouraged - made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"demoralised, demoralized, disheartenedpessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome | | 2. | discouraged - lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there"irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute" |
discouragedadjective put off, deterred, daunted, dashed, dismayed, pessimistic, dispirited, downcast, disheartened, crestfallen, sick as a parrot (informal) She was determined not to be too discouraged by his criticism.TranslationsIdiomsSeediscouragediscouraged
Synonyms for discouragedadj put offSynonyms- put off
- deterred
- daunted
- dashed
- dismayed
- pessimistic
- dispirited
- downcast
- disheartened
- crestfallen
- sick as a parrot
Synonyms for discouragedadj made less hopeful or enthusiasticSynonyms- demoralised
- demoralized
- disheartened
Related Wordsadj lacking in resolutionRelated Words |