What does discouraged mean?

discouraged means "made less hopeful or enthusiastic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discouraged?

discouraged has 3 syllables: di-scoura-ged. The stress falls on "scoura". In IPA it is /dɪˈskɝədʒd/.

What is another word for discouraged?

Close synonyms include demoralized, demoralised, disheartened. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is discouraged a common word?

discouraged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

discouraged — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
“desperate demoralized people looking for work”
“felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem”
“the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest”
Synonymsdemoralized demoralised disheartened
Similarpessimistic
2.
lacking in resolution
“the accident left others discouraged about going there”
Similarirresolute

Questions about discouraged

What does discouraged mean?: discouraged means "made less hopeful or enthusiastic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in discouraged?: discouraged has 3 syllables: di-scoura-ged. The stress falls on "scoura". In IPA it is /dɪˈskɝədʒd/.
What is another word for discouraged?: Close synonyms include demoralized, demoralised, disheartened. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is discouraged a common word?: discouraged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for discouraged come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
“desperate demoralized people looking for work”
“felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem”
“the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest”
Synonymsdemoralized demoralised disheartened
Similarpessimistic
2.
lacking in resolution
“the accident left others discouraged about going there”
Similarirresolute

Questions about discouraged

What does discouraged mean?: discouraged means "made less hopeful or enthusiastic". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in discouraged?: discouraged has 3 syllables: di-scoura-ged. The stress falls on "scoura". In IPA it is /dɪˈskɝədʒd/.
What is another word for discouraged?: Close synonyms include demoralized, demoralised, disheartened. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is discouraged a common word?: discouraged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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