how to pronounce discouragement
/dɪsˈkɝɪdʒmənt/
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discouragement is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of discouragement in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… they will like discouragement to become …”
meanings of discouragement
noun:
- Anything that discourages.
- The act of discouraging.
- The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragement frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word discouragement occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics discouragement can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that discouragement can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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