discouragement /dɪˈskɚrəʤmənt/ noun plural discouragements
plural discouragements
Learner's definition of DISCOURAGEMENT
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[noncount] : the act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something阻止；劝阻 2
[noncount] : a feeling of having lost hope or confidence失望；失去信心 3
[count] : something (such as a failure or difficulty) that discourages someone令人泄气的事 -
He says that the tax is a discouragement to doing business in this state.他说在这个州经商纳税是一件让人挠头的事。
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Despite the discouragements of the past week, we need to continue moving forward.尽管上周有些令人沮丧的事，我们还是需要继续前进。