discouragement

noun

/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/

/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/

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[uncountable] a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do something
- an atmosphere of discouragement and despair
[uncountable] the action of trying to stop something
- the government’s discouragement of political protest
[countable] a thing that makes somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something
- Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.
- The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car users from using their cars.

单词	discouragement
释义	discouragement noun /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/ jump to other results [uncountable] a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do something an atmosphere of discouragement and despair [uncountable] the action of trying to stop something the government’s discouragement of political protest [countable] a thing that makes somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up. The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car users from using their cars.
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