discouraged

/dษชsหˆkษษชdอกส’d/

IPA: /D IH0 S K ER1 AH0 JH D/

verb
  1. 1

    To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

    โ€œDon't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.โ€

  2. 2

    To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Antonyms

encourage
adjective
  1. 1

    Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

  2. 2

    Unrecommended; unprescribed.

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