encouragement
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noun \-ij-mənt, -rij-\Definition of ENCOURAGEMENT
1
: the act of encouraging : the state of being encouraged
2
: something that encourages
See Examples of ENCOURAGEMENT
- Our aim is the encouragement of investment.
- the encouragement of plant growth
- teachers who give their students a lot of encouragement
- With support and encouragement from their parents, the students organized a fundraiser.
- They offered him gifts of money and other encouragements.
First Known Use of ENCOURAGEMENT
1549
Related to ENCOURAGEMENT
- Synonyms
- boost, impulse, goad, impetus, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, yeast
- Antonyms
- counterincentive, disincentive
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