DISCOURAGEMENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of discouraging
   Usage Example(s)
   • the discouragement of petty theft
   Hypernyms(s) discouragement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deterrence (what does deterrence mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deter (what does deter mean?)
   • discourage (what does discourage mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the expression of opposition and disapproval
   Hypernyms(s) discouragement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disapproval (what does disapproval mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • encouragement (what does encouragement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   • dissuasion (what does dissuasion mean?)
   • determent (what does determent mean?)
   • deterrence (what does deterrence mean?)
   • intimidation (what does intimidation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
   Synonym(s)
   • disheartenment (what does disheartenment mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) discouragement is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • despair (what does despair mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • intimidation (what does intimidation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)
   • deject (what does deject mean?)
   • cast down (what does cast down mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • dispirit (what does dispirit mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   • dishearten (what does dishearten mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • discourage (what does discourage mean?)