discouragement

CEFRC1

/dɪˈskɜrɪdʒmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of losing confidence or hope.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Anything that discourages.

Examples

  • He exhaled a deep breath in discouragement.

  • What gives you strength in times of discouragement?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of discouraging.

  2. The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.

More examples

In context

  • Shame on you for your discouragement!

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

His constant blank from peers made him consider quitting the competition entirely.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From discourage + -ment.