noun
1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
• Syn: ↑disheartenment, ↑dismay
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dismay (for: ↑dismay), ↑dishearten (for: ↑disheartenment), ↑discourage
• Hypernyms: ↑despair
• Hyponyms: ↑intimidation
2. the expression of opposition and disapproval
• Ant: ↑encouragement
• Hypernyms: ↑disapproval
• Hyponyms: ↑disheartenment, ↑dissuasion, ↑determent, ↑deterrence, ↑intimidation
3. the act of discouraging
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the discouragement of petty theft
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discourage
• Hypernyms: ↑deterrence
Useful english dictionary. 2012.