disencouragement en · NOUN
Etymology
From dis- + encouragement.
Meanings
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(countable, nonstandard, obsolete, uncountable) discouragement
to the Disencouragement and Ruin of those who trade in the same Way.
1712 July 20 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “WEDNESDAY, July 10, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 443; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disencouragements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |