| discourage | (v) deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged, Ant. encourage |
| discouragement | (n) the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles, Syn. dismay, disheartenment |
| discouragement | (n) the expression of opposition and disapproval, Ant. encouragement |
| discouragement | (n) the act of discouraging, Example: the discouragement of petty theft |
| discouragingly | (adv) in a discouraging manner, Ant. encouragingly, Example: the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high |
| Discourage | n. Lack of courage; cowardliness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discourage | v. t. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Col. iii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discourageable | a. Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discouragement | n. [ Cf. OF. descouragement, F. découragement. ] |
| Discourager | n. One who discourages. [ 1913 Webster ] The promoter of truth and the discourager of error. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discouraging | a. Causing or indicating discouragement. -- |