discouraged
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3.4
- adjective
- /dɪsˈkɔːrɪdʒd/
- After receiving negative feedback, she felt discouraged about her performance on the project.
- very discouraged
- so discouraged
- feel discouraged
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- So if you get discouraged with the project, keep digging.
- It does not show people that are discouraged and are not looking for employment.
- You get discouraged and sometimes it's OK to be that.
- Many who hear these words may be discouraged.
- And so I was just kind of, I wasn't encouraged or discouraged.
- So it's easy once others don't respond well to get discouraged.
- I don't understand and can't explain and makes me discouraged about just the platform to see certain things.
- The assumption is that many dyslexic students become discouraged and do not apply for accommodations.
- But you as a loving parent, you, you see them getting discouraged, you see them getting down on their luck.
Examples
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She further indicated that the child was very discouraged, and she was concerned about his self-esteem.
Academic text (1992) -
Allen and I felt tired, sad, and discouraged, as if suffering through an illness in the family.
Fiction book (1993) -
You get discouraged and sometimes it's OK to be that.
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I know how discouraged people feel when a home business does not turn out well.
Blog text (24) -
Some days I do get really discouraged, though.
Blog text (1) -
I am very discouraged with the voters in the U.S. of A.
Blog text (25) -
We have Americans leaving the workforce at historic rates, just becoming discouraged, not looking for jobs.
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We were getting so very discouraged and so very fed up with it all that we almost threw in the towel.
Blog text (14) -
Honestly, Melody, I'm very discouraged right now.
Blog text (5) -
I'm very discouraged about the therapies being cut.
Synonyms
224
6.7
Feeling sad or unhappy
23
3.0
Be sad or unhappy
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7.7
Feeling very sad and without hope about the future
15
5.2
Feeling sad and lacking confidence to keep trying
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4.2
Feeling less hopeful and confident after a disappointment
10
4.5
Feeling very sad and not hopeful
8
4.6
Feeling less confident and hopeful after a disappointment
8
4.4
Not feeling interest or energy to do something
7
5.4
Feeling sad and without hope
5
7.5
Sad and disappointed because what you hoped for did not happen
4
4.4
Feeling sad and not very hopeful
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4.7
Feeling sad and without much hope
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4.1
Feeling sad and without much hope
1
7.8
Feeling sad or unhappy
1
3.9
Feeling sad and without energy
Antonyms
How Discouraged
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7.7
12
4.2
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3.4
683
1.0
- Informal
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4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
discouraged = discourage (semi-transparent) = dis + courage + ed
The adjective is a regular -ed form meaning someone who has been discouraged or is in that resulting state.
Etymology
Discouraged comes from dis- meaning 'not' and courage meaning 'heart' or 'bravery', the same root you see in encourage. That's why to be discouraged is to feel 'not brave', less confident or hopeful after problems or failures.