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# discouraged

adjective; verb, past form of discourage (discourage, discourages, discouraged, discouraging)

«discouraged» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feeling discouraged means losing hope or confidence, so you do not want to keep trying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#m1)
2. Discouraged is the past of discourage: tried to stop someone from doing something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#m2)
3. (formal) Not approved of: «Phones are discouraged in class». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used about feelings in stories and school («Don't get discouraged!») and about rules (something is «discouraged» rather than banned). Phrases: «feel discouraged», «get discouraged», «discouraged from doing».

### Examples

- Tom felt discouraged after failing the spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x1)
- Don't get discouraged — practice makes progress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x2)
- Her mum discouraged her from climbing the tall tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x3)
- Running in the corridor is strongly discouraged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x4)
- The rain discouraged people from coming to the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x5)
- He was discouraged but tried again the next day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x6)
- But the prince was not discouraged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: encouraged. «Discouraged from + -ing». Noun: discouragement. «Discouraged» (a rule) is softer than «forbidden» or «not allowed».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discouraged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discouraged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discouraged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discouraged.html) on Mova free.