How to pronounce discouragement

Listen to discouragement 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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“discouragement” in real sentences

78 clips in the index · 25 American · 9 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. encouragement or discouragement.

    The Royal Institution · hear it here

  2. cynicism, resignation or discouragement.

    Penguin Books UK · hear it here

  3. i had into this so it is discouragement

    British Library · hear it here

  4. be useful as a discouragement to fishing expeditions.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

Why real speech

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