The discouragement of petty theft.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Let us blot out the word discouragement from the anti-slavery vocabulary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Narrative of the sufferings of Lewis Clarke : during a captivity of more than twenty-five years, among the Algerines of Kentucky, one of the so called Christian states of America, by dictated] Reference

The most effective treatment for discouragement is to sing, be busy, do something creative, and serve others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference

Fifty percent to seventy-five percent or eighty percent is still better than giving up in discouragement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Managing the Home] Reference

And that kind of discouragement can lead to a lower unemployment rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2003] Reference

Another cause of discouragement is the sup.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death of President Lincoln] Reference

Let us blot out the word "discouragement" from the anti-slavery vocabulary.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Conflict with Slavery, Part 1, from Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism] Reference

The source of my discouragement is our symposiasts’ conception of blogging.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summing up] Reference

You spoke against "discouragement" at the 2005 Spelman College commencement speech - what of it now?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Integral Options Cafe] Reference

"discouragement" which could spell a veto in a formal vote, diplomats said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Not that they need much discouragement these days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pumping Hormones Into GM's Nest Egg] Reference

Again, he was met with discouragement from others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone: What We Can Learn from Arnold Schwarzenegger] Reference

Recession pushes more into part-time work, discouragement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Say goodbye to Economy Watch and hello to Political Economy] Reference

The discouragement which had seized her left her as if by magic.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

The middle portion of 1864 was one such period of discouragement.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference

One of the unfriendliest rules is the discouragement of small children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woodstock '94: Back To The Garden] Reference

The discouragement in Overly's sole conference room was almost palpable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Playing With Fire] Reference

To my discouragement, neither of those things really helped stabilize Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  ['It's People Dying for No Benefit'] Reference

"No, not a thing," answered Tom, and there was great discouragement in his voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune] Reference

I did not find the Lord at once and the enemy brought discouragement against my soul.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trials and Triumphs of Faith] Reference

He referred to the so-called laws of discouragement that are said to impede business.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Log of the Empire State] Reference

Do not have the heart to wrong me and so bring discouragement on others in like condition.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Orations of Lysias] Reference

"And yet a model should be -- I am so thin," said Jacqueline, with confusion and discouragement.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

If we project this confusion and failure and discouragement it will show up all around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Where a Future President Learned About the World] Reference

If you have obstacles to overcome, discouragement will make them only that much harder to overcome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference

I feel very discouraged at times, and sometimes the spells of discouragement hang on for a long while.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference

At that thought, which had not occurred to me before, I experienced a profound feeling of discouragement.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

No matter what may be your trouble, or failure, or other problem, discouragement is a positive hindrance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference

Blatantly unfair, our tax code became a source of bitterness and discouragement for the average taxpayer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rosty and Reagan] Reference

Every time that Amedee saw Maria it meant several days of discouragement, sorrow, and impossibility of work.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

It is one of the tricks of the enemy by trials and discouragement to make the ministers doubt their calling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trials and Triumphs of Faith] Reference

Be wary of the patterns of defeat and discouragement that can creep in when things don't happen fast enough.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agapi Stassinopoulos: Is Your Longing Preventing You From Actualizing Your Dreams?] Reference

He had some intuitive way of knowing just when you were slipping into a slough of laziness and discouragement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis] Reference

The longer you think, the more doubtful you become, and at last discouragement takes charge of your whole soul.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference

This discouragement had followed her in the choice of a husband, and perhaps later in a secret and freer choice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

Even more than the discouragement of having a weight gain, we don't want to see an up-tick in our weight tracker.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kim Bensen: A Fresh Start] Reference