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Discouraged Common

Discouraged has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of discourage

"After failing her driving test three times, Sarah felt completely discouraged and decided to quit learning for now."

Adjective
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"

2

lacking in resolution

"the accident left others discouraged about going there"

3

Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

"After weeks of rejection from every publisher, she felt completely discouraged and stopped dreaming about writing her novel."

Example Sentences
"desperate demoralized people looking for work" adjective
"felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem" adjective
"the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" adjective
"the accident left others discouraged about going there" adjective
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