encouragement

Word parts

encourage + -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): [ɪnˈkʌrɪd͡ʒmənt]

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: en‧cour‧age‧ment

Noun

Singular encouragement

Plural encouragements

1. (countable & uncountable) You give encouragement to someone to help motivate them or make them feel better about something.

   "I wasn't feeling brave enough to run a marathon, but my mother gave me some encouragement."

Related words

• encourage
• encouraged
• encouraging
• courage