discouraged
dis ku ruhjd
- v try to prevent; show opposition to
- v deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- v admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- s made less hopeful or enthusiastic
felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem - s lacking in resolution
the accident left others discouraged about going there
- Discouraged workers come disproportionately from groups that have tended to be the last hired and lowest paidwomen (63% of the discouraged) and members of racial minorities (30.
- The world is a brighter place because Shuji Nakamura is not easily discouraged.
- Von Brentano's grim recommendation: the peoples of Eastern Europe must be discouraged from "taking dramatic action which might have disastrous consequences for themselves.