Another word for discouragement

Dejection

• melancholy

  1. (Obs.) Black bile: in medieval times considered to be one of the four humors of the body, to come from the spleen or kidneys, and to cause gloominess, irritability, or depression
  2. The condition of having, or the disorder supposed to result from having, too much black bile
  3. Sad, sober musing; pensiveness

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  1. (Obs.) Black bile: in medieval times considered to be one of the four humors of the body, to come from the spleen or kidneys, and to cause gloominess, irritability, or depression
  2. The condition of having, or the disorder supposed to result from having, too much black bile
  3. Sad, sober musing; pensiveness

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• despair

  1. One despaired of or causing despair:
  2. A person or thing causing despair
  3. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

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  1. One despaired of or causing despair:
  2. A person or thing causing despair
  3. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

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• the blues

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A restriction

• constraint

  1. (Mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  2. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
  3. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.

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  1. (Mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  2. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
  3. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.

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• hindrance

  1. The condition of being hindered.
  2. The state or act of hindering something
  3. The act of hindering:

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  1. The condition of being hindered.
  2. The state or act of hindering something
  3. The act of hindering:

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• deterrent

  1. A thing or factor that deters; hindrance
  2. Something that deters:
  3. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack:

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  1. A thing or factor that deters; hindrance
  2. Something that deters:
  3. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack:

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