| Main Entry: |
discouraged |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
disheartened |
Synonyms: |
beat, beat-down,
blue, caved-in, come-apart,
crestfallen, dashed, daunted,
depressed, deterred, dismayed, dispirited,
down, down-in-mouth, downbeat, downcast,
glum*, gone to pieces, in a funk, in blue funk, in the dumps, lost momentum,
pessimistic,
sad
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Antonyms: |
encouraged, heartened, inspired
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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