How to pronounce discouraged

Listen to discouraged in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“discouraged” in real sentences

571 clips in the index · 179 American · 136 British · 8 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. relativity discouraged immediate investigation.

    Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here

  2. just discouraged in general.

    Federal Reserve · hear it here

  3. Well, People get discouraged.

    60 Minutes · hear it here

  4. been actively discouraged from reporting.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

Why real speech

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