as in despair
the state of being discouraged
I tried desperately to avoid discouragement after failing the bar exam twice
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Ask for the expert perspective that will save you time, trouble and discouragement.
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Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
Around him other young men offered advice and, in some cases, discouragement.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
In today’s deal, West led the jack of hearts against 3NT, and Sam, East, signaled discouragement with the deuce.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
Become a Subscriber The books below, by contrast, are honest about the difficult emotional realities that accompany personal growth—discouragement, self-recrimination, fear of the unknown—and still offer hope.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2024
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Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
Around him other young men offered advice and, in some cases, discouragement.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
In today’s deal, West led the jack of hearts against 3NT, and Sam, East, signaled discouragement with the deuce.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
Become a Subscriber The books below, by contrast, are honest about the difficult emotional realities that accompany personal growth—discouragement, self-recrimination, fear of the unknown—and still offer hope.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for discouragement
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“Discouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discouragement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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