discouragement

«discouragement» in Mova's school dictionary: A feeling of having lost confidence or hope, so you do… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (discouragement, discouragements)

meaning for a pupil

1) A feeling of having lost confidence or hope, so you do not want to try any more. tree →

2) Something that makes people less likely to do something: «Fines are a discouragement to dropping litter». tree →

3) The act of trying to stop someone from doing something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school and sport: discouragement after failing a test or losing a match; teachers help pupils overcome it. In ethics: a fine or a rule can be a discouragement to bad behaviour. In stories: heroes face discouragement but keep going. Phrases: «a feeling of discouragement», «despite discouragement», «discouragement to».

examples

• Despite discouragement from others, she kept practising. tree →
• After losing again, Ben felt deep discouragement. tree →
• The fence is a discouragement to burglars. tree →
• Our coach turned our discouragement into determination. tree →
• Small setbacks are no reason for discouragement. tree →
• High prices are a discouragement to buying sweets. tree →

note

Countable or uncountable. Verb: «discourage»; opposite «encouragement». The «-ou-» spelling of «courage» stays: dis-cour-age-ment.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «discouragement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.