Words and phrases that have a meaning related to discouragement:  (139 results)
Antonyms:
encouragement
Often used in the same context:
hopelessness, despair, apathy, hopefulness, weariness, demoralization, frustration, despondency, apprehensiveness, angst, ambivalence, despondence, fatalism, disillusionment, negativity, powerlessness, timidness, contentedness, voicelessness, perplexity, loneliness, dejection, anxiousness, idleness, faithlessness, submissiveness, defeatism, disquietude, irresolution, aloneness, defensiveness, helplessness, encouragement, nervousness, uneasiness, disinterest, disappointment, inconstancy, barrenness, laziness, recrimination, desperation, pangs, contentment, vacillation, dispair, blissfulness, anxiety, fear, inertia, negativism, pessimism, belittlement, pushiness, brokenness, resentfulness, fruitlessness, impatience, sullenness, vexation, hesitancy, jadedness, restlessness, boredom, unworthiness, unhappiness, cynicism, disgruntlement, transiency, gloominess, procrastination, hesitance, demoralisation, bashfulness, indifference, exasperation, insecurity, ostracism, emptiness, wariness, ignorance, sheepishness, dread, cowardliness, reproach, discomfort, embitterment, shyness, apprehension, discontentment, purposelessness, sadness, motivation, lonesomeness, pauperism, diffidence, ennui, stubbornness, misgiving, alienation, indecision, bewilderment, embarrassment, annoyance, privation, confusion, disgrace, discredit, aggravation, humiliation, jeopardy, mortification, danger, disquiet, numbness, panic, age, algebraic, antagonist, benchmark, collated, collocational, compatible, concatenated, congruent, correlated, countable, decline, delirium, denial
Appears in the definition of:
intimidation
More general:
disapproval
Synonyms:
dismay
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— Adjectives for discouragement: great, much, such, profound, general, deep, utter, official, further, active, greatest, more...

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