Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discouragement

/dɪskˈɝɪdʒmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cour-age-ment
IPA: /dɪskˈɝɪdʒmənt/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of discouraging.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Anything that discourages.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English discourage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English discouragement From discourage + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

discouragements (plural)

Synonyms

disheartenment dismay

Rhymes With

encouragement

Questions

How do you pronounce discouragement?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪskˈɝɪdʒmənt/.
What does discouragement mean?: The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
Where does discouragement come from?: Etymology tree English discourage Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English discouragement From discourage + -ment.

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