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Definition of discouraged : of Discourage

Synonyms:

defeated, balked, demoralised, demoralized, irresolute, baffled

disappointed, disillusioned, thwarted, disconcerted, dashed

downhearted, blue, contemplative, anguished, dejected, grim, dispirited, moody, disconsolate, dolorous, miserable, gloomy, lachrymose, heartbroken, morose, despairing, wistful, melancholy, sullen, mournful, glum, sad, joyless, plaintive, despondent, pensive, dreary, anxious, woeful, overcome

dampened, deterred, disinclined, banned, depressed, restrained, diverted, barred, averted, disheartened, prevented, checked, daunted, admonished, chilled, inhibited, dissuaded, intimidated, derailed, deflected

hopeless, dismal, pessimistic, spiritless, desperate, forlorn, cheerless, bleak

hampered, curbed, paralyzed, hindered, impeded, stifled, de-motivated, frustrated, throttled

Usage examples:

• Then, giving the signal for the march to be resumed, the leader said to the young fakir: " Don't get discouraged, my boy, no matter what happens. - "The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair", James Otis.
• Then, as he glanced at the discouraged youth, his manner changed, and in a tone that was meant to be kindly he added, There, there! - "A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century", E. P. Roe.
• The wife was tired and discouraged, the children crying and hungry, and life became a burden. - "The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement", Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner.