discouraged English

Meaning discouraged meaning

What does discouraged mean?

discouraged

— adjective (= demoralized, demoralised, disheartened) made less hopeful or enthusiastic desperate demoralized people looking for work felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest

— adjective lacking in resolution the accident left others discouraged about going there

Synonyms discouraged synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as discouraged?

discouraged English » English

disheartened

disappointed

dispirited

demoralized

dejected

despondent

demoralised

sad

lose hope

downcast

depressed

apathetic

weakened

weak

unhappy

timid

tearful

sluggish

powder

pessimistic

not interested

lose interest

listless

lazy

inattentive

forlorn

faint

excited

dust

doleful

dispiriting

disheartening

disgusted

disconcerted

despondency

despair

desolate

depressing

deflated

cowardly

burdened

be disheartened

be despondent

astonished

ashes

apathetic person

agony

Topics discouraged topics

What do people use discouraged to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

• What words describe someone who feels sad?
  sad crestfallen dejected disappointed discouraged doleful down downcast downhearted fed up forlorn gloomy glum grouchy grumpy with a heavy heart homesick low melancholy morose mournful pensive sober (adj) solemn sorry sorrowful sullen unhappy wistful woeful
• What words describe a person who usually feels sad?
  discouraged discouragement depressed depression feel down grouch unhappy unhappiness

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disappointed

• What words describe someone who feels disappointed?
  disappointed crushed disconcerted discouraged deflated disillusioned disenchanted dispirited frustrated