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discouraged definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb discourage 1 of 3 senses of discourage Sense 2 discourage => frustrate, spoil, thwart => depress, deject, cast down get down dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise => dishearten, put off => intimidate, restrain Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb discourage 1 of 3 senses of discourage Sense 2 discourage => frustrate, spoil, thwart => disappoint, let down => fail betray => fall short, come short => disenchant, disillusion => depress, deject, cast down get down dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise => chill => dishearten, put off => intimidate, restrain => daunt, dash, scare off pall, frighten off scare away frighten away scare Entailment of verb discourage Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb discourage 3 senses of discourage Sense 1 deter, discourage => disapprove, reject Sense 2 discourage Sense 3 warn, discourage, admonish, monish => advise, counsel Familiarity of verb discourage discourage used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb discourage Sense 1 deter, discourage => disapprove, reject -------------- Sense 2 discourage -------------- Sense 3 warn, discourage, admonish, monish => advise, counsel -------------- Overview of verb discourage The verb discourage has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) deter, discourage -- (try to prevent; show opposition to: "We should discourage this practice among our youth") 2. (4) discourage -- (deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from cause to feel discouraged) 3. (2) warn, discourage, admonish, monish -- (admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far";"I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet") Overview of adj discouraged The adj discouraged has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartened -- (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") 2. (1) baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated -- (used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement) 3. discouraged -- (lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there") Antonyms of adj discouraged 3 senses of discouraged Sense 1 demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartened INDIRECT (VIA pessimistic) -> optimistic Sense 2 baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated INDIRECT (VIA defeated) -> undefeated Sense 3 discouraged INDIRECT (VIA irresolute) -> resolute Similarity of adj discouraged 3 senses of discouraged Sense 1 demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartened => pessimistic (vs. optimistic) Sense 2 baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated => defeated (vs. undefeated) Sense 3 discouraged => irresolute (vs. resolute) Attributes of adj discouraged Familiarity of adj discouraged discouraged used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj discouraged discouraged undiscouraged Overview of verb discourage The verb discourage has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (12) deter, discourage -- (try to prevent; show opposition to: "We should discourage this practice among our youth") 2. (4) discourage -- (deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from cause to feel discouraged) 3. (2) warn, discourage, admonish, monish -- (admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far";"I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet") Overview of adj discouraged The adj discouraged has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartened -- (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") 2. (1) baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated -- (used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement) 3. discouraged -- (lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there")
discouraged definition
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