# discouraged

Pronunciation: say "dis-KUR-ijd" US /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/, UK /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling that you have lost confidence or hope; dejected and disheartened.
   - Simple: Feeling sad and without hope because things have not gone well.
   - _The team grew discouraged after losing three games in a row._
   - _He felt deeply discouraged by the slow progress on his research._
3. Not recommended or prescribed; regarded as something to be avoided.
   - Simple: Thought of as something people should not do or use.
   - _Self-medicating with leftover antibiotics is a discouraged practice among physicians._
   - _The use of disposable plastic bags is increasingly discouraged in many cities._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of discourage. — simple past and past participle of discourage
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of discourage. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The committee discouraged any further spending on the project._
   - _Heavy traffic discouraged visitors from driving downtown._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/discouraged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).