/ Dictionary / Index D discouragement: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dis•cour•age•ment Pronunciation: (di-skûr'ij-munt, -skur'-), [key] — n. an act or instance of discouraging. the state of being discouraged. something that discourages: Poor health and poverty are grave discouragements. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: discouragement (Thesaurus) discourage discourse Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language