Discouragement and Incentive

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Discouragement noun - The state of being discouraged.

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Incentive is an antonym for discouragement in topics: restraint, despondency.

Incentive noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Discouragement is an antonym for incentive in topics: inducement, lure.

further discouragement

further incentive

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