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discouraged
[ dih-skur-ijd, -skuhr- ]
adjective
- deprived of or lacking in courage, hope, or confidence:
The discouraged writer discarded the poem, but it was retrieved by a young soldier who sent it off for publication.
Another discouraged mother reported that she had no friends with whom to share childcare duties.
- dissuaded or obstructed from doing something:
A third of the discouraged firms would probably have qualified for loans had they applied.
A discouraged worker is one who wants to work but is not looking for a job because of a perceived lack of demand.
- disapproved of:
Climbing on the safety railing is a strongly discouraged activity.
We consider payday lenders to be a discouraged industry.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of discourage ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·»å¾±²õ·³¦´Ç³Ü°ù·²¹²µ±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of discouraged1
Example Sentences
He said that he was pretty discouraged with his online search for a serious relationship and was planning to move back to Italy to be closer to family.
But he argued that the public has been discouraged from attending meetings not just because of hate speech, but because of other actions taken by Harris-Dawson that reduce opportunities to speak.
Bloomberg UK has reported that, following lobbying from Premier League owners, No 10 is looking again at some of the bill's measures, to ensure foreign investors are not discouraged from buying English clubs.
However, despite saying it was "hard not to feel discouraged" he would have "totally taken" getting into a play-off for the title at the start of the week.
Lawyers for the company, which asked to have the lawsuit dismissed on free speech grounds, said in court papers that the chatbot had discouraged the boy from hurting himself.
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