discouraged — index arrested (checked), disappointed, disconsolate, lugubrious, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discouraged — [adj] disheartened beat, beatdown, blue, caved in, come apart, crestfallen, dashed, daunted, depressed, deterred, dismayed, dispirited, down, downbeat, downcast, downin mouth*, glum*, gone to pieces*, in a funk*, in blue funk*, in the dumps*,… … New thesaurus
discouraged — adj. 1) deeply discouraged 2) discouraged at, about, over 3) discouraged to + inf. (we were discouraged to see that many students had failed) * * * about over deeply discouraged discouraged at discouraged to + inf. (we were discouraged to see… … Combinatory dictionary
discouraged — adjective 1. made less hopeful or enthusiastic (Freq. 2) desperate demoralized people looking for work felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest • Syn: ↑demoralized,… … Useful english dictionary
discouraged — dis|cour|aged [dısˈkʌrıdʒd US ˈkə:r ] adj no longer having the confidence you need to continue doing something = ↑demoralized ▪ A lot of players get discouraged and quit … Dictionary of contemporary English
discouraged — dis|cour|aged [ dıs kʌrıdʒd ] adjective feeling that it is useless to try to do something: He sounded discouraged by the lack of progress in the talks … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discouraged — adjective Doug must be feeling pretty discouraged Syn: disheartened, dispirited, demoralized, deflated, disappointed, let down, disconsolate, despondent, dejected, cast down, downcast, depressed, crestfallen, dismayed, low spirited, gloomy, glum … Thesaurus of popular words
discouraged — un·discouraged; … English syllables
discouraged — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd] / US adjective feeling that it is useless to try to do something He sounded discouraged by the lack of progress in the talks … English dictionary
discouraged — [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd] adj feeling less confident or hopeful Don t get discouraged – just keep trying.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
