discouragement
noun
an act or instance of discouraging.
discouragements
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pluralof discouragement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We can have no illusions about the discouragements which lie ahead.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
A player who understands the disappointments and discouragements that not just Capitals fans, but a generation of Washington fans carry deep in their hearts.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2018
This comes on top of other discouragements to growth.
From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2018
After years of discouragements there, and worried that their children would grow up Dutch, the people who came to be known as Pilgrims decided to settle in Virginia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
He had now held out three times three years, and that through unprecedented trials and discouragements.
From Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work by Rev. Gross Alexander
