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What does discouragement mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word discouragement? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The act of discouraging.
  2. Anything that discourages.
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The pastor who cannot manage a growing church will be filled with frustration and discouragement.
Each in turn rescued Matisse from deep discouragement by providing a way to kick-start his imagination.
They impose excess burdens through undue discouragement of such investment.
Their discouragement produced symptoms of the psychological harm called learned helplessness.
When love is functioning properly in our lives it dispels discouragement, despondency and despair.
Without the added burden of discouragement, the freedom of emotional release becomes inevitable.

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