discouragement

discouragement is a 14-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

14 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 25 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection.
2. noun. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement.
3. noun. the act of discouraging

   "the discouragement of petty theft"

4. noun. the expression of opposition and disapproval
5. noun. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

   Synonyms: disheartenment, dismay

Synonyms

disheartenment, dismay

Common word forms

discouragements

Words from these letters

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