the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft" the expression of opposition and disapproval the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
A discouragement is something that makes you unwilling to do something because you are afraid of the consequences. Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment. = deterrent encouragement
Discouragement is the act of trying to make someone not want to do something. He persevered despite discouragement from those around him. encouragement
That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement