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Noun
▲
The loss of hope or confidence
despair
despondency
depression
disappointment
dispiritedness
downheartedness
hopelessness
pessimism
dejection
demoralisationUK
demoralizationUS
disheartenment
dismay
gloominess
discomfiture
gloom
cold feet
melancholy
sadness
worry
lack of confidence
lack of enthusiasm
low spirits
the blues
loss of confidence
desperation
despond
despondence
misery
anguish
more ❯
“It takes both perseverance and technical knowledge to avoid discouragement and get to the good eats.”
Noun
▲
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
deterrent
constraint
curb
disincentive
obstacle
restraint
check
damper
hindrance
impediment
opposition
barrier
dissuasion
restriction
setback
damp
put-down
bar
caution
deterrence
rebuff
warning
obstruction
determent
inhibition
brake
limitation
rein
block
encumbrance
circumscription
condition
curtailment
confinement
clampdown
restrainer
ceiling
constrainment
constriction
stoppage
retardant
taboo
suppressant
crackdown
buttress
stint
catch
break
reverse
reversal
blow
safeguard
reservation
injunction
inadequacy
circumspection
modification
qualification
definition
maximum
holdup
whammy
harness
cap
threshold
detention
captivity
demarcation
bounds
bound
regulation
extent
containment
border
perimeter
boundary
margin
confine
line
ban
hold
boycott
moderation
cutoff point
upper limit
tops
cut-off point
line of demarcation
disqualification
chains
order
fetters
abridgmentUS
instruction
abridgementUK
bondage
deprivation
pinions
weight
decrease
string
rope
manacles
command
reduction
restraining order
more ❯
“Uncertainty is one of the major discouragements to investment.”
Noun
▲
Sadness, depression, or melancholy
heavy-heartedness
despondency
depression
dejection
downheartedness
despair
desolation
disconsolateness
dolefulness
despondence
blues
doldrums
distress
chagrin
anguish
cheerlessness
dolor
dismals
bitterness
catatonia
blue devils
blue funk
dispiritedness
melancholy
unhappiness
sadness
gloominess
gloom
sorrowfulness
glumness
disgruntlement
affliction
torment
suffering
angst
disquiet
torture
bereavement
anxiety
rue
tribulation
lamenting
mental suffering
trauma
lamentation
discomfort
shock
bewailing
bemoaning
trouble
trial
travail
remorse
down
sorriness
lament
emotional suffering
disquietude
straits
worriment
misfortune
care
hurt
embarrassment
strain
concern
headache
discord
agitation
megrim
unrest
stress
dole
pining
hardship
turmoil
strife
repining
purgatory
deploring
tumult
repentance
weeping
boredom
tedium
apathy
inertia
extreme upset
martyrdom
downer
stagnation
indifference
stupor
slump
disinterest
sluggishness
lethargy
torpor
inactivity
yawn
lassitude
difficulty
ache
problem
perturbation
excruciation
rack
black mood
throe
perplexity
stew
unconsolability
ordeal
pang
visitation
twinge
shame
cross
hassle
bad news
trials and tribulations
ill
more ❯
Noun
▲
An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture
rebuff
snub
rejection
repulse
slight
brush-off
knock-back
refusal
check
cut
defeat
opposition
cold-shouldering
denial
repudiation
repulsion
spurning
put-down
brushoff
cold shoulder
go-by
insult
nix
putdown
rebuke
reprimand
silent treatment
turndown
hard time
nothing doing
the old heave-ho
thumbs down
smack in the eye
smack in the face
kick in the teeth
slap in the face
negation
nonacceptance
veto
declination
refutation
disallowance
nay
renunciation
disapproval
no
disavowal
disclaimer
abnegation
rebuttal
non-acceptance
dissent
renouncement
prohibition
negative
contradiction
exclusion
turning down
knockback
no way
pass
nonconsent
snubbing
declension
defiance
ostracism
negative response
retraction
refutal
forswearing
disproof
disaffirmation
adjuration
dismissing
renegement
rejecting
repudiating
refusing
controversion
refraining
gainsaying
declining
abandonment
disfavorUS
regrets
blackballing
discountenancing
withholding
ban
proscription
noncompliance
disfavourUK
interdiction
writ
reversal
forbidding
enjoinment
ignoring
disowning
denunciation
red light
bum's rush
casting off
the elbow
no go
no dice
sending to Coventry
lack of acceptance
protestation
statement
dissatisfaction
iciness
disregard
aloofness
coldness
humiliation
objection
affront
choice
contravention
disaffirmance
abstaining
noncommittal
pooh-poohing
withdrawal
unacceptance
cold-shoulder
non placet
begrudging
deprivation
disclaiming
abjuration
dispute
conflict
disconfirmation
denegation
counterstatement
confutation
retractation
abstention
traversal
relinquishment
disacknowledgement
giving up
statement abnegation
casting aside
refusal to acknowledge
eschewal
rebuffing
ostracization
bounce
elimination
brushing off
refusing to speak
ignoring of someone
kick in teeth
desertion
forsaking
shunning
ostracizingUS
blacklisting
avoidance
excommunication
shutting out
ostracisingUK
cutting dead
demurral
declinature
a kick in the teeth
more ❯
Noun
▲
Depressing experience
downer
bummer
drag
disappointment
misfortune
letdown
comedown
down
pity
shame
bad deal
bad scene
bad trip
raw deal
rotten hand
nuisance
pest
annoyance
bad experience
bringdown
trauma
tragedy
ordeal
heartache
adversity
burden
hassle
trouble
fiasco
blow
misery
difficulty
wretchedness
woe
mishap
worry
straits
setback
calamity
bad luck
torture
curse
reverse
unpleasant situation
unhappy situation
bum trip
travails
headache
hard time
anguish
agony
unhappiness
hurt
excruciation
rack
issue
care
jam
crunch
accident
rigorUS
vicissitude
cross
dolour
rigourUK
tough luck
ill-luck
hard knocks
can of worms
hard times
dire straits
ill luck
reversal of fortune
ill-fortune
freak-out
psychedelic crisis
unpleasant drug experience
plague
scourge
nightmare
bane
inconvenience
complication
gloom
depression
bad news
big trouble
severe test
trying time
poverty
dejection
downside
snag
privation
despair
anxiety
shortcoming
pitfall
melancholy
despondency
desolation
indigence
destitution
sorriness
dolefulness
dolor
want
difficulties
need
weakness
impoverishment
penury
deprivation
grieving
rue
blues
deploring
lamentation
cataclysm
dole
bemoaning
rain
regret
pickle
austerity
lack
pinch
discomfort
beggary
exigency
injury
throe
grievance
hazard
scrape
ruination
tough break
unholy mess
rotten luck
hot water
ticklish spot
holy mess
oppression
visitation
wronging
crucible
persecution
depressing experience
unpleasant experience
misfortunate event
stumbling block
irritation
unfortunate occurrence
negative aspect
double whammy
rainy day
hard knock
shock
upset
reversal
crisis
hell
hardness
asperity
buffet
ill
danger
contretemps
mischance
stress
pain in the backside
clutch
poison
hell on earth
pain in the rear
evil eye
the worst
trials and tribulations
knock
pain in the neck
hurting
stroke of ill luck
pain in the bum
kiss of death
harsh conditions
nakba
tough situation
deep water
jinx
bad break
skids
more ❯
Noun
▲
Something that detracts or takes away
drawback
disadvantage
handicap
downside
defect
difficulty
fault
obstacle
trouble
flaw
hitch
nuisance
snag
catch
hindrance
impediment
imperfection
pitfall
deficiency
limitation
minus
stumbling block
complication
detriment
disbenefit
hurdle
issue
liability
barrier
check
curb
damper
debit
deterrent
incommodity
inconvenience
negative
obstruction
problem
strike
weakness
weak point
weak spot
disability
evil
failing
fly in the ointment
hiccup
ill
lack
shortcoming
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
hassle
dilemma
headache
negative aspect
foible
predicament
hazard
inadequacy
blemish
bother
quandary
uphill
annoyance
worry
want
insufficiency
vexation
pickle
shortfall
blight
vice
chink in your armour
bad
flip side
complaint
other side of the coin
penalty
burden
constraint
privation
affliction
impairment
albatross
con
afterdeal
hangup
incompleteness
defectiveness
stoppage
interruption
gimmick
gotcha
joker
snafu
booby trap
bug
tangle
land mine
discontinuance
tribulation
downer
prob
millstone
pinch
cumber
grievance
letdown
thorn in one's side
gremlin
muddle
mix-up
dispute
rub
source of difficulty
hot potato
tight spot
hornets' nest
source of trouble
mess
vexed question
thorn in one's flesh
question mark
plight
difficult situation
disputed point
can of worms
pity
shame
point at issue
comedown
down
distress
concern
problems
anxiety
irritation
stress
disquiet
unease
issues
grief
agitation
strife
unpleasantness
struggle
turmoil
task
sorrow
scrape
strain
row
puzzle
more ❯
Noun
▲
Bad attitude
negative attitude
bad attitude
chip on one's shoulder
cynicism
defeatism
dim view
expectation of the worst
gloomy outlook
hopelessness
lack of confidence
low spirits
negative thinking
negativism
pessimism
Noun
▲
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged
disillusionment
disappointment
disenchantment
cynicism
disillusion
enlightenment
letdown
lost innocence
rude awakening
frustration
dismay
disgruntlement
dissatisfaction
chagrin
discontent
regret
displeasure
discontentment
distress
unhappiness
resentment
exasperation
irritation
disquiet
disaffection
annoyance
disapproval
vexation
disfavourUK
discontentedness
more ❯
Noun
▲
Concern and distress caused by something unexpected
dismay
alarm
distress
anxiety
fear
upset
consternation
horror
panic
shock
trepidation
apprehension
concern
disappointment
discomposure
disillusionment
disquiet
disquietude
dissatisfaction
dread
fright
frustration
nervousness
perturbation
surprise
terror
unease
agitation
chagrin
disenchantment
mortification
uneasiness
blues
bummer
depression
downer
dumps
funk
hassle
sadness
blue funk
cold feet
the blahs
subversion
anxiousness
uncertainty
concernment
nervosity
agita
care
sweat
solicitude
restlessness
mistrust
anguish
cowardice
cowardliness
misery
gutlessness
fretfulness
pusillanimity
dastardliness
faint-heartedness
skepticismUS
tenseness
presentiment
edginess
spinelessness
scepticismUK
faintheartedness
jumps
wimpiness
distrust
dubiety
qualm
incertitude
poltroonery
dubitation
hesitancy
wariness
fidgets
chickenheartedness
mousiness
sorrow
reservation
mistrustfulness
doubtfulness
scruple
suffering
hesitance
misdoubt
chill
woe
turbulence
torture
lack of faith
unmanliness
fuss
pain
ferment
agony
all-overs
dither
burden
shivers
premonition
suspense
compunction
reservations
botheration
suspicions
weakness
query
distrustfulness
questions
insecurity
indecision
second thoughts
worriedness
shudder
upheaval
stimulation
tumult
tremulousness
nervous tension
timorousness
doubts
forebodingness
pressure
moodiness
discontent
heartache
impatience
instability
remorse
watchfulness
scruples
hardship
affliction
drag
issues
uncertainties
diffidence
nail-biting
feebleness
worries
objections
despondency
difficulty
unsureness
difficulties
unbelief
irresolution
chariness
ants in pants
pins and needles
gloom
butterflies in one's stomach
pang
lack of confidence
shyness
suspiciousness
ailment
storm
disquietedness
Weltschmerz
fidgetiness
first-night nerves
needles
living day to day
niggle
jimjams
whim-whams
excitability
touchiness
tribulation
puzzlement
trembles
delirium
neurasthenia
animation
antsiness
neuroticism
quivers
feverishness
dithers
sensitivity
to-do
mid-life crisis
sense of foreboding
reluctance
clamourUK
flurry
outcry
responsibility
dysphoria
constraint
displeasure
dyspathy
penitence
timidness
indecisiveness
circumspection
trauma
prenotion
presage
lather
arousal
surviving
getting by
struggling
tiz-woz
twit
stew
screaming meemies
tentativeness
burdens
incitement
dubiosity
caginess
caution
demur
regret
uselessness
ineffectiveness
mixing
clamorUS
rocking
the shakes
disinclination
state of fear
tizzy, tizz
nervous excitement
spiritlessness
despair
hopelessness
oppression
twinge
second thought
wimpishness
softness
wetness
sissiness
the willies
butterflies in your stomach
survival mode
expectancy
overextension
albatross
trial
distention
heat
intensity
passion
flutter
urgency
conscience
shame
repentance
remonstrance
contrition
objection
cowardness
cowardship
recreance
recreancy
nag
uproar
questioning
forlornness
chaos
cynicism
rebellion
anarchy
despondence
disheartenment
despond
wretchedness
insurrection
vacillation
uprising
restiveness
rioting
wavering
misbelief
conflict
discord
strife
unhappiness
resignedness
pessimism
defeatism
demurral
dubiousness
inhibition
sedition
protest
unquietness
queries
leeriness
ambiguity
quandary
quarrel
fighting
ructions
desperation
desolation
disconsolateness
dejection
melancholy
discontentment
lack of certainty
lack of conviction
question mark
faltering
lack of trust
faithlessness
umbrage
fermentation
disaffection
change
dissension
altercation
dissent
bickering
controversy
debate
contention
crisis
disease
ennui
Sturm und Drang
more ❯
Noun
▲
A discouragement
backset
reverse
disappointment
reversal
lapse
downfall
meltdown
relapse
knock
problem
blow
mishap
issue
misfortune
check
complication
upset
hitch
hold-up
whammy
hindrance
impediment
hiccup
difficulty
delay
rebuff
obstruction
defeat
glitch
comedown
more ❯
Noun
▲
A situation that is difficult or dangerous
difficulty
adversity
hardship
crisis
distress
predicament
quandary
trouble
dilemma
misfortune
plight
struggle
tribulation
frustration
oppression
pain
rigourUK
rigorUS
extremity
misery
need
pickle
quagmire
emergency
exertion
exigency
hazard
impasse
knot
muddle
painfulness
vicissitude
asperity
barricade
crux
deadlock
depression
hardness
labourUK
laborUS
mess
scrape
stew
strait
sweat
embarrassment
harassment
a fix
a hole
a jam
a pickle
a scrape
a spot
a stew
dead end
dire straits
hard times
hot water
deep water
more ❯
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