discouragement

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discouragement /dɪˈskɚrəʤmənt/ noun

plural discouragements

discouragement

/dɪˈskɚrəʤmənt/

noun

plural discouragements

Learner's definition of DISCOURAGEMENT

[noncount] : the act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something阻止；劝阻

the discouragement of drug use among teenagers对青少年吸毒的劝阻
He joined the army despite discouragement from his parents. [=despite being discouraged from joining by his parents]他不顾父母的阻拦参了军。

[noncount] : a feeling of having lost hope or confidence失望；失去信心

She expressed discouragement over the difficulty of finding a good job.她表示对克服困难找份好工作已失去信心。
The team's losses have left fans with a feeling of discouragement.球队的多次失利使球迷们感到失望。

[count] : something (such as a failure or difficulty) that discourages someone令人泄气的事

He says that the tax is a discouragement to doing business in this state.他说在这个州经商纳税是一件让人挠头的事。
Despite the discouragements of the past week, we need to continue moving forward.尽管上周有些令人沮丧的事，我们还是需要继续前进。