- past participle of discourage.
- past tense form of discourage.
discouraged
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“I think the greatest danger we have in this moment is being demoralized and being discouraged and not claiming our power — our vote is our power.”
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
She claimed university officials discouraged her from going to the police and handled the matter internally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A growing number of universities, from Yale to Cornell, have either banned or discouraged faculty reliance on AI detection tools as the primary evidence of alleged cheating.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Wehniainen speculated that a difficult job market may have left candidates desensitized to interview rituals and discouraged about their chances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But instead of being discouraged, he left for the shipwreck site determined to prove the “experts” wrong.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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