discouraged; discouraging
Definition of discourage
1
: to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten
was discouraged by repeated failure
2a
: to hinder by disfavoring
trying to discourage absenteeism
b
: to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something
tried to discourage her from going
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The first known use of discourage was in the 15th century
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