Synonyms of the word

discouragement

• n. the act of discouraging.
• n. anything that discourages.

despair

• v. (transitive, obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to despair.
• v. (intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
• n. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
• n. That which is despaired of.

deterrence

• n. The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
• n. Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
• n. The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.

disapproval

• n. The act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation.

disheartenment

• n. The act of disheartening.
• n. The state of being disheartened; dejection.

dismay

• n. A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling…
• n. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin.
• v. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and…
• v. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
• v. To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay.