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discouraged

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s?k???d??d/
(General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?k??d??d/
Hyphenation: dis?cour?aged

Adjective

discouraged (comparative more discouraged, superlative most discouraged)

Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
unrecommended; unprescribed.

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Verb

discouraged

simple past tense and past participle of discourage

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doleful

English

Etymology

From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole +? -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?do?lf?l/

Adjective

doleful (comparative more doleful or dolefuller or dolefuler, superlative most doleful or dolefullest or dolefulest)

Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

Usage notes

The comparative/superlative pair "more doleful / most doleful" is significantly more common than "dolefuller / dolefullest", which is further more common than "dolefuler / dolefulest".

Derived terms

dolefully
dolefulness

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