 discouraged |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] made less hopeful or enthusiastic | |
| Synonyms: | disheartened demoralized | |
| Examples: | "desperate demoralized people looking for work" "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" |
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| Related terms: | pessimistic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] made less hopeful or enthusiastic | |
| Synonyms: | disheartened demoralized demoralised | |
| Examples: | "desperate demoralized people looking for work" "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" |
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| Related terms: | pessimistic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement | |
| Synonyms: | frustrated balked baffled | |
| Related terms: | defeated | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] lacking in resolution | |
| Examples: | "the accident left others discouraged about going there" |
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| Related terms: | irresolute | |
| Similar spelling: |
discourage discouraging discouragement discourse discouragingly Dioscoreaceae discharged |
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