discouraged
adjective/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/
/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
[not usually before noun]- feeling less confident or enthusiastic about doing something synonym disheartened
- Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult.
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