discouragement

noun

/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/

/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/

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[uncountable] a feeling that you no longer have the confidence or enthusiasm to do something泄气；灰心
- an atmosphere of discouragement and despair灰心绝望的气氛
[uncountable] the action of trying to stop something阻止；阻拦；劝阻
- the government’s discouragement of political protest政府对政治抗议的阻拦
[countable] a thing that makes somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something使人泄气的事物；挫折
- Despite all these discouragements, she refused to give up.尽管遇到这么多挫折，她仍不气馁。
- The rise in fuel prices is intended to act as a discouragement to car users from using their cars.燃料价格的上涨意在劝阻汽车用户使用他们的汽车。