encouragement
noun [C or U] /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/
/-ˈkɝː-/ Definition
B2 words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something: Children need lots of encouragement from their parents. I could never have achieved this without the encouragement of my husband and family.Encouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring › words or behaviour that make something more likely to happen: The armed forces are now giving positive encouragement to applications from Asians and black people.Encouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring
(Definition of encouragement noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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