n.

1. 1. The act of discouraging.
   2. The condition of being discouraged.
2. Something that discourages; a deterrent.

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n

Definition: despondency
Antonyms: cheerfulness, happiness, hopefulness

n

Definition: restraint
Antonyms: catalyst, encouragement, incentive

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
  Synonyms: disheartenment, dismay

Meaning #2: the expression of opposition and disapproval
  Antonym: encouragement (meaning #1)

Meaning #3: the act of discouraging

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modløshed, modarbejdelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontmoediging, moedeloosheid, afraden

Français (French)
n. - découragement, désapprobation, abattement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entmutigung, Abschreckung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποθάρρυνση

Italiano (Italian)
scoraggiamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desânimo (m), inibição (f)

Русский (Russian)
отговаривание, разочарование

Español (Spanish)
n. - desaliento, oposición, desaprobación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - modfälldhet, motverkan

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
气馁, 劝阻, 挫折

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 氣餒, 勸阻, 挫折

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실망, 훼방, 불찬성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - がっかりさせること, 断念, がっかりさせるもの, 断念させるもの, 失望

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تثبيط العزم, تخويف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הרתעה, מניעה‬

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