discouragement
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Types & categories
- despair hypernym
- intimidation hyponym
Related & opposite
- dismay derivation
- discourage derivation
- dishearten derivation
Sense 2 noun
the expression of opposition and disapproval
Types & categories
- disapproval hypernym
- disheartenment hyponym
- dissuasion hyponym
- determent hyponym
Related & opposite
- encouragement antonym
Sense 3 noun
the act of discouraging
the discouragement of petty theft
Types & categories
- deterrence hypernym
Related & opposite
- deter derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dismay |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discourage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishearten |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | despair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intimidation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | encouragement |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disapproval |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | disheartenment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dissuasion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | determent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | deterrence |