discouragement

English

Etymology

From discourage +‎ -ment.

Noun

discouragement (countable and uncountable, plural discouragements)

1. The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
2. The act of discouraging.
3. Anything that discourages.

Translations

the act of discouraging

• Dutch: ontmoediging (nl) f
• German: Entmutigung f
• Greek: αποθάρρυνση (el) f (apothárrynsi), πτόηση f (ptóisi)
• Irish: mímhisneach m
• Malagasy: fahakiviana (mg)
• Malayalam: നിരുത്സാഹനം (nirutsāhanaṁ), നിരുത്സാഹപ്പെടുത്തൽ (nirutsāhappeṭuttal)
• Maori: whakapāhunutanga
• Plautdietsch: Mesmoot m

anything that discourages

• Dutch: ontmoediger m