discouragement

discouragement

noun

Definition of DISCOURAGEMENT

the state of being discouraged <I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice>

Synonyms demoralization, despair, despondency, disheartenment, dismay, dispiritedness

Related Words blues, dejection, depression, dumps, gloom, melancholy, mopes; defeatism, pessimism, resignation

Near Antonyms optimism, sanguinity

Antonyms encouragement