One entry found for discouragement.

Entry Word: discouragement
Function: noun
Text: the state of being discouraged <we tried to avoid discouragement after failing the test twice>
Synonyms demoralization, despair, despondency, disheartenment, dismay, dispiritedness
Related Words blues, dejection, depression, dumps, gloom, melancholy, mopes; defeatism, pessimism, resignation
Near Antonyms optimism, sanguinity
Antonyms encouragement