to act as a discouragement

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• Discouragement — Dis*cour age*ment, n. [Cf. OF. descouragement, F. d[ e]couragement.] 1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection. [1913 Webster] 2. That which discourages; that which deters, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• discouragement — [[t]dɪskʌ̱rɪʤmənt, AM kɜ͟ːr [/t]] discouragements 1) N UNCOUNT Discouragement is the act of trying to make someone not want to do something. He persevered in the face of active discouragement from those around him. 2) N COUNT A discouragement is… …   English dictionary

• discouragement — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt] / US noun Word forms discouragement : singular discouragement plural discouragements 1) [uncountable] the feeling you get when you have not achieved something and think it is useless to keep trying 2) [countable] something… …   English dictionary

• discouragement — noun 1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • Syn: ↑disheartenment, ↑dismay • Derivationally related forms: ↑dismay (for: ↑dismay), ↑dishearten (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• discouragement — noun Date: 1561 1. the act of discouraging ; the state of being discouraged 2. something that discourages …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discouragement — /di skerr ij meuhnt, skur /, n. 1. an act or instance of discouraging. 2. the state of being discouraged. 3. something that discourages: Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements. [1555 65; < MF descouragement, OF descoragement. See… …   Universalium

• discouragement — noun a) the act of discouraging or the state of being discouraged b) anything that discourages …   Wiktionary

• discouragement — dis|cour|age|ment [ dıs kʌrıdʒmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount the feeling you get when you have not achieved something and think it is useless to keep trying 2. ) count something that makes you feel that it is useless to try to do something 3. ) uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• discouragement — dis·cour·age·ment || dɪ skÊŒrɪdÊ’mÉ™nt n. state of being discouraged; act of discouraging; something that discourages …   English contemporary dictionary

• discouragement — noun 1 (U) a feeling that you have lost confidence or determination and no longer want to continue doing something 2 (U) the act of trying to discourage someone from doing something 3 (C) something that discourages you …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• discouragement — dis•cour•age•ment [[t]dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ mənt, ˈskʌr [/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of discouraging 2) the state of being discouraged 3) something that discourages; a deterrent • Etymology: 1555–65; < MF …   From formal English to slang