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Encouragement
Definitions
- 1 The act of encouraging countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of giving hope or support to someone wordnet
- 3 Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive countable, uncountable
"even their arch-enemy the gamekeeper is beginning reluctantly, but gradually, to acquiesce in the general belief of their innocence and utility, I cannot help indulging the hope that this bird will eventually meet with that general encouragement and protection to which its eminent services so richly entitle it."
- 4 the expression of approval and support wordnet
- 5 Words or actions that increase someone's confidence countable, uncountable
"7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind' Diana Celeiro has come all the way from Argentina for the race. It’s her second time here. Her husband, Gustavo, acts as her support crew. Most of the runners have someone who stands diligently by the track watching, offering encouragement, preparing snacks or helping with any issues that arise, from blisters to emotional breakdowns."
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- 6 the feeling of being encouraged wordnet
- 7 The feeling of being encouraged countable, uncountable
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.
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