名词

1. 阻止;阻拦;劝阻
Discouragement is the act of trying to make someone not want to do something.

2. 使人泄气的事物;挫折
A discouragement is something that makes you unwilling to do something because you are afraid of the consequences.

1. the act of discouraging

e.g. the discouragement of petty theft

2. the expression of opposition and disapproval

3. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

Synonym: disheartenmentdismay