discouraged

Adjective

(comparative more discouraged, superlative most discouraged)

Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of discourage

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I am not discouraged, nor am I afraid.
He hadn't discouraged the short telephone calls with Connie on his phone.
The spirit of the nation was in them and they fought to kill, not for the honour of their arms. The emperor was not discouraged, but on the contrary renewed his efforts to bring up every available man.
"Are we only half way up?" enquired the boy, in a discouraged tone.
The French parlements, after the middle ages, discouraged them.

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