Discouragement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

the expression of opposition and disapproval

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈeɪziːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈʌɹɪdʒmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈʌɹɪdʒmənt/

5 syllables Say it as /dɹˈeɪziːn/.

Examples

the discouragement of petty theft

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disheartenment dismay

Antonyms

encouragement

Parts of Speech

noun	the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
noun	the expression of opposition and disapproval
noun	the act of discouraging “the discouragement of petty theft”

Word Forms

discourage	verb	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
dishearten	verb	take away the enthusiasm of
dismay	verb	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entmutigung

das Gefühl der Verzweiflung angesichts von Hindernissen

🇫🇷French

découragement

le sentiment de désespoir face aux obstacles

🇪🇸Spanish

desánimo

El sentimiento de desesperación ante los obstáculos.

🇮🇹Italian

scoraggiamento

il sentimento di disperazione di fronte agli ostacoli

🇳🇱Dutch

ontmoediging

het gevoel van wanhoop als je geconfronteerd wordt met obstakels

🇵🇹Portuguese

desânimo

o sentimento de desespero diante dos obstáculos

🇷🇺Russian

уныние

чувство отчаяния перед лицом препятствий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराशा

बाधाओं के सामने निराशा की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরুৎসাহ

বাধার মুখে হতাশার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊக்கமின்மை

தடைகளை எதிர்கொள்ளும் விரக்தியின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరుత్సాహం

అవరోధాల నేపథ్యంలో నిరాశ భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

निरुत्साह

अडथळ्यांचा सामना करताना निराशेची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાશા

અવરોધોના ચહેરામાં નિરાશાની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರುತ್ಸಾಹ

ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳ ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಹತಾಶೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരുത്സാഹപ്പെടുത്തൽ

തടസ്സങ്ങൾക്കുമുന്നിൽ നിരാശയുടെ വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ

ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حوصلہ شکنی

رکاوٹوں کے سامنے مایوسی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灰心丧气

面对障碍时的绝望感

🇯🇵Japanese

落胆

障害に直面したときの絶望感

🇰🇷Korean

낙담

장애물에 직면했을 때의 절망감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chán nản

cảm giác tuyệt vọng khi đối mặt với trở ngại

🇹🇭Thai

ความท้อแท้

ความรู้สึกสิ้นหวังเมื่อเผชิญกับอุปสรรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

keputusasaan

perasaan putus asa dalam menghadapi rintangan

🇵🇭Filipino

panghihina ng loob

ang pakiramdam ng kawalan ng pag-asa sa harap ng mga hadlang

🇲🇾Malay

keputusasaan

perasaan putus asa menghadapi rintangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإحباط

الشعور باليأس في مواجهة العقبات

🇮🇷Persian

دلسردی

احساس ناامیدی در مواجهه با موانع

🇹🇷Turkish

cesaret kırıklığı

engeller karşısında umutsuzluk hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִפיוֹן רוּחַ

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