discouragement

(-mənt)

noun

  1. a discouraging
  2. the fact, state, or feeling of being discouraged
  3. anything that discourages

Origin: OFr descoragement

See discouragement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The act of discouraging.
    b. The condition of being discouraged.
  2. Something that discourages; a deterrent.

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