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Encouragement is defined as an expression of support or approval, or is words or actions that assist or inspire someone or something. When you praise a child and encourage him to keep trying, this is an example of encouragement. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
1560s, from encourage + -ment, or from Middle French encoragement. As a general rule, Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement which suffices to keep them at a reasonably full exertion of their powers. [Hawthorne, House of Seven Gables]