Associations to the word «Discouragement»
Noun
- Encouragement
- Importation
- Perseverance
- Weariness
- Perplexity
- Idleness
- Despair
- Disappointment
- Hardship
- Obstacle
- Sadness
- Impossibility
- Fatigue
- Desertion
- Jus
- Spite
- Utterance
- Persistence
- Difficulty
- Reproach
- Modality
- Impatience
- Battling
- Disgust
- Setback
- Sorrow
- Failure
- Gloom
- Bitterness
- Suppression
- Proclamation
- Apprehension
- Midst
- Neglect
- Ignorance
- Ruling
- Emigration
- Misfortune
- Folly
- Morse
- Urging
- Believer
- Oppression
- Patience
- Hope
- Sinner
- Bonaparte
- Consolation
- Exhaustion
- Misery
- Temptation
- Triumph
- Pursuit
- Efficacy
- Feeling
- Suffering
- Ill
- Indifference
- Satan
- Gesture
- Burden
- Sigh
- Agitation
- Struggling
- Opposition
- Conviction
- Evil
- Genius
Adjective
Wiktionary
DISCOURAGEMENT, noun. The act of discouraging
DISCOURAGEMENT, noun. Anything that discourages
Dictionary definition
DISCOURAGEMENT, noun. The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles.
DISCOURAGEMENT, noun. The expression of opposition and disapproval.
DISCOURAGEMENT, noun. The act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.