Definitions For Discouragement

noun

  • The act of discouraging
  • The expression of opposition and disapproval
  • The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  • The act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something
  • A feeling of having lost hope or confidence
  • Something (such as a failure or difficulty) that discourages someone

Is Discouragement a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
25

The word Discouragement is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Discouragement in a Sentence

  • The discouragement of drug use among teenagers
  • She expressed discouragement over the difficulty of finding a good job.
  • The team's losses have left fans with a feeling of discouragement.

Synonyms for Discouragement

Antonyms for Discouragement

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