Sentence examples for was discouraged from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

was impeded

was restrained

was avoided

was obstructed

was hindered

Dictionary

was discouraged

verb

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

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Exact(58)

Mrs. Sousa was discouraged.

The New York Times

Goode was discouraged.

The New Yorker

Even circumcision was discouraged.

The Economist

(Talking was discouraged).

The New York Times - Arts

Freud was discouraged.

The New Yorker

Any humour was discouraged.

The Guardian - Arts

Stopping was discouraged.

The New Yorker

"I was discouraged.

The New York Times - Magazine

The head scarf was discouraged.

The New Yorker

Conversing with strangers was discouraged.

The New Yorker

Yates said he was discouraged.

The New York Times - Sports

More suggestions(15)

was encouraged

was precluded

was undermined

was deterred

was prevented

was curtailed

was stopped

was frustrated

was disrupted

was discontinued

was dispirited

was forestalled

therefore discouraged

was despondent

members discouraged

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