Definition of "discouragement" []

• The act of discouraging. (noun)
• The condition of being discouraged. (noun)
• Something that discourages; a deterrent. (noun)

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• "The most effective treatment for discouragement is to sing, be busy, do something creative, and serve others."
• "The net effect of such discouragement is expressed by an academic woman who has adopted the compliant female stance:"
• "Let us blot out the word discouragement from the anti-slavery vocabulary."