Dictionary
dis•cour•age•ment
Pronunciation: (di-skûr'ij-munt, -skur'-), [key]—
n.
1. an act or instance of discouraging.
2. the state of being discouraged.
3. something that discourages:
Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.