plural of discouragement

Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.

One who discourages.

plural of discourager

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage

(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. / (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened. / unrecommended; unprescribed.

(rare) Lack of courage

simple past tense and past participle of discourage

present participle of discourage