Speakur

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discouraged

/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
dis-cour-aged
IPA
/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

adj

unrecommended; unprescribed.

verb

simple past and past participle of discourage

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/
  • British English: /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/

Inflected Forms

more discouraged (comparative) most discouraged (superlative)

Derived Forms

discouragedly undiscouraged

Synonyms

demoralized demoralised disheartened

Questions

How do you pronounce discouraged?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/.
What does discouraged mean?
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

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