EGAVE

discouraged

About 5.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
    deeply discouraged
  2. adjective unrecommended; unprescribed.
  3. verb simple past and past participle of discourage

Similar words

disheartened pessimistic frustrated baffled defeated irresolute balked demoralized despondent disappointed

Often followed by

by from and the in because if or at

Word family

discourage discourageable discourager discouragers discourages discouraging discouragingly

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