discouragement
1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • Syn: disheartenment, dismay • Derivationally related forms: dismay (for: dismay), dishearten (for: disheartenment), discourage • Hypernyms: despair • Hyponyms: intimidation 2. the expression of opposition and disapproval • Ant: encouragement • Hypernyms: disapproval • Hyponyms: disheartenment, dissuasion, determent, deterrence, intimidation 3. the act of discouraging - the discouragement of petty theft • Derivationally related forms: discourage • Hypernyms: deterrence
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