# discouragement

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #51,064

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

## Etymology
From discourage + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/discouragement