encouragement
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
something that makes a process or activity more likely to happen or succeed.
something that serves as an incentive, stimulus, or booster for an activity or development.
Simple“The government offered tax breaks as encouragement for small businesses to grow.”
In context“The new policy served as a significant encouragement for private investment in renewable energy infrastructure across the region.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
the positive feeling you get when you believe you can succeed.
the internal state of feeling motivated or optimistic due to external support or positive progress.
Simple“He found great encouragement in the fact that his health was improving every day.”
In context“The team drew encouragement from the preliminary results, which suggested their hypothesis was correct despite earlier setbacks.”
Synonyms
“Kim Beom-ho, the acting president of IIAC, said the ranking reflected “the support of the government, the public’s encouragement and the hard work of everyone stationed at the airport”.”
“Well, we already know: the more extreme forms of harm include algorithmic encouragement to suicide and diet dangerously, and for others to commit violent acts of extremism as a way of “belonging” .”
Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.