JISUPOSTEnglish
My Word List (0)
Menu
ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Discouraged

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Discouraged is an adjective meaning Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

Meaning

Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

More Meanings

  1. unrecommended; unprescribed.
  2. simple past and past participle of discourage

Synonyms for discouraged

Depending on context, synonyms include baffled, disheartened, irresolute, frustrated, defeated, balked.

baffleddisheartenedirresolutefrustrateddefeatedbalkedpessimisticdemoralized

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disheartened, pessimistic, frustrated, baffled, defeated, irresolute.

disheartenedpessimisticfrustratedbaffleddefeatedirresolutebalkeddemoralizeddespondentdisappointeddismayeddispiriteddesperateavertedimpedeundeterredabettedavoideddampened

Related Dictionary Tools

Open Word FinderBrowse dictionary DView thesaurus for discouraged20 Words for Sad

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.