| discourage | 1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt. "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." (Col. Iii. 21) 2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts. Synonym: To dishearten, dispirit, depress, deject, dissuade, disfavor. Origin: Pref. Dis- + courage: cf. OF. Descoragier, F. Decourager: pref. Des- (L. Dis-) + corage, F. Courage. See Courage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| discourageable | Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discouragement | 1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection. 2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement. "Discouragements from vice." Origin: Cf. OF. Descouragement, F. Decouragement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |