Definitions
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- adjective Having lost
confidence orhope ;dejected ;disheartened . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
discourage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking in resolution
- adjective made less hopeful or enthusiastic
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Examples
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In any event we aren't talking about any employment recession or increase in discouraged workers among adults.
Recession Dating, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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What I remain discouraged by is the lack of “really excellent and mature sentiment” from any Rabbis.
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These long-term discouraged workers are simply erased from the rolls of the unemployed.
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Part of the reason I think folks in Louisiana feel discouraged is that we have not heard this White House or this president even mention it.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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And get this, here's why Nagin discouraged Vassel from running:
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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When the long-term discouraged workers are added back into the total unemployed, the unemployment rate in September 2009 stands at 21.4%.
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But what I really like is that Mayor Ray Nagin discouraged Vassel to run, and he ran anyway, and then Nagin endorsed Cynthia Willard-Lewis.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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What to do to keep from being discouraged is a tougher question.
January 8th, 2005 kmcorby 2005
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And he looked disconsolately at the Minstrel, as though in fear that he would be discouraged from the adventure.
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And he looked disconsolately at the Minstrel, as though in fear that he would be discouraged from the adventure.
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