Associations to the word «Discouragement»

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 most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King