dis|cour|age|ment — «dihs KUR ihj muhnt», noun. 1. the condition of being or feeling discouraged; lack of spirit or confidence: »Discouragement showed in every line of her drooping figure. 2. something that discourages; a disheartening influence: »The out of town… … Useful english dictionary
en|cour|age|ment — «ehn KUR ihj muhnt», noun. 1. the condition of being or feeling encouraged: »The singer drew his encouragement from the audience. 2. something that gives hope, courage, or confidence: »The faith of his first teacher in his voice was his only… … Useful english dictionary
re´-en|cour´age|ment — re|en|cour|age or re en|cour|age «REE ehn KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. to encourage again. –re´en|cour´age|ment, –re´ en|cour´age|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
re´en|cour´age|ment — re|en|cour|age or re en|cour|age «REE ehn KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. to encourage again. –re´en|cour´age|ment, –re´ en|cour´age|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis·cour·age·ment — /dıˈskɚrəʤmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [noncount] : the act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something the discouragement of drug use among teenagers He joined the army despite discouragement from his… … Useful english dictionary
re-en|cour|age — re|en|cour|age or re en|cour|age «REE ehn KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. to encourage again. –re´en|cour´age|ment, –re´ en|cour´age|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
re|en|cour|age — or re en|cour|age «REE ehn KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. to encourage again. –re´en|cour´age|ment, –re´ en|cour´age|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… … English syllables
cour — cour; cour·age; cour·ba·ril; cour·bette; cour·lan; cour·te·ous; cour·te·ous·ly; cour·te·ous·ness; cour·te·san; cour·tier; cour·tier·ly; cour·toi·sie; dis·cour·age; dis·cour·aged·ly; dis·cour·age·ment; dis·cour·sive; en·cour·age; en·cour·age·ment; … English syllables
-age — ⇒ AGE, suff. Suff. formateur de subst. d action ou de subst. à valeur coll. I. [Avec des bases verbales] Les dérivés expriment l action; plus rarement le sujet, le moyen, le résultat, le lieu de l action; age s accole le plus souvent à des verbes … Encyclopédie Universelle
