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discouraged
01
lacking confidence and enthusiasm
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most discouraged
Comparative
more discouraged
gradable
domain
emotion, psychology, experience
Examples
She felt discouraged after receiving multiple rejections from job applications.
02
hindered or made less likely to act due to fear, difficulty, or warning
Examples
High costs have discouraged many students from studying abroad.
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undiscouraged
discouraged
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