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11discouraged — adjective 1. made less hopeful or enthusiastic (Freq. 2) desperate demoralized people looking for work felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest • Syn: ↑demoralized,… …
12discouraged — dis|cour|aged [dısˈkʌrıdʒd US ˈkə:r ] adj no longer having the confidence you need to continue doing something = ↑demoralized ▪ A lot of players get discouraged and quit …
13discouraged — dis|cour|aged [ dıs kʌrıdʒd ] adjective feeling that it is useless to try to do something: He sounded discouraged by the lack of progress in the talks …
14discouraged — adjective Doug must be feeling pretty discouraged Syn: disheartened, dispirited, demoralized, deflated, disappointed, let down, disconsolate, despondent, dejected, cast down, downcast, depressed, crestfallen, dismayed, low spirited, gloomy, glum …
15discouraged — un·discouraged; …
16discouraged — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd] / US adjective feeling that it is useless to try to do something He sounded discouraged by the lack of progress in the talks …
17discouraged — [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd] adj feeling less confident or hopeful Don t get discouraged – just keep trying.[/ex] …
18discouraged — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. downcast, pessimistic, depressed; see sad 1 …
19discouraged — adj. dispirited; deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from dis·cour·age || dɪ skÊŒrɪdÊ’ v. cause to lose heart; deter, dissuade; show disapproval of …
20discouraged him — prevented him from going through with it, dissuaded him …