as in despair
the state of being discouraged
I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice
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Recent Examples of discouragement
At the time, Joel was also passionate about motorcycles, despite both the record and the insurance company's discouragement.
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Marina Watts, People.com, 6 June 2025
Similarly, entrepreneurs should extract valuable insights from rejections while discarding the discouragement.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
And the emotional toll and anxiety keep mounting up: discouragement, depression, and a reluctance to even try anymore.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Economic cooling, policy discouragement of conspicuous consumption, and a younger generation’s shifting priorities have combined to erode growth assumptions.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 6 June 2025
Similarly, entrepreneurs should extract valuable insights from rejections while discarding the discouragement.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
And the emotional toll and anxiety keep mounting up: discouragement, depression, and a reluctance to even try anymore.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Economic cooling, policy discouragement of conspicuous consumption, and a younger generation’s shifting priorities have combined to erode growth assumptions.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discouragement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discouragement
Noun
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This is the despair of wrestlers: unredeemed perspiration, useless bruises.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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For the most part, professors were, yes, in despair.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Bayern forward Harry Kane was on his knees, checking on Musiala’s well-being, as was captain Joshua Kimmich, who took one look at his young team-mate’s left leg and turned away in apparent dismay.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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The legislation also has a large-scale rollback of clean-energy initiatives, to the dismay of everyone from climate activists to Elon Musk.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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“Discouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discouragement. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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