2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Discouraged}; p. pr & vb n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf OF descoragier F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.]
1. To extinguish the courage of to dishearten; to depress
the spirits of to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
the opposite of encourage; as he was discouraged in his
undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
attempt.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
2. To dishearten one with respect to to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from as they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
discouraged
adj 1: made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized
people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the
magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened
instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
[syn: {demoralized}, {disheartened}]
2: used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement
[syn: {baffled}, {balked}, {frustrated}]
3: lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged
about going there"
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