Discouragement

Dimension 1003 of 1,100 · Health Lens

Excitement Index

0.0427

Discouragement measures the extent to which an expression conveys demoralization, loss of heart, and a tendency to feel defeated by setbacks, symptoms, failure, or the future. It encompasses both vulnerability to becoming discouraged and efforts or perceived ability to resist that state.

evidence final name · Discourage Get

Bands

Absent Discouragement

Expressions activating this band do not convey a recognizable discouragement state and are largely unrelated, practical, or transactional in content.

Low Discouragement

Expressions activating this band convey only faint or mixed discouragement, often alongside neutral or positive statements about self-discipline, future planning, or general outlook. The state appears indirect, qualified, or only lightly touched.

Moderate Discouragement

Expressions activating this band convey discouragement as a meaningful but variable experience, including sadness, hopelessness, concern that things will not work out, or the need to persist despite setbacks. The expression often pairs discouraging thoughts with confidence in problem solving or endurance.

High Discouragement

Expressions activating this band convey discouragement as a salient emotional burden tied to failure, comparison with others, illness, or a bleak view of improvement. The expression may also focus on active struggle to keep from becoming discouraged.

Severe Discouragement

Expressions activating this band convey a pronounced readiness to feel discouraged, especially in response to failure, pain, or thoughts about the future. Discouragement is presented as immediate, personally felt, and difficult to prevent.

Evidence summary

Candidate names

Discourage Get1.00

Discouraged0.50

Encouraged0.50

Sentence counts by range

B-7..B-42,087

B-3..B34,833,377

B4..B5132,819

B6..B1213,509

B13..B2651

Dataset representation

01__health_reviews__druglib__benefits_effectiveness37

03__fact_checking__liar__truth_ordinal33

05__whole_disney_dataset__rating48

06__text_reviews__acl_imdb__binary_sentiment72

07__emotion_labels__goemotions_reddit__multilabel46

08__dialogue_emotion__empathetic_dialogues__context69

10__social_media_sentiment__sentiment140__binary60

11__consumer_complaints__response_explanation_vs_relief80

Anchor definitions

Minimal Discourage Get

Minimal Discourage Get: Content characterized by correct, transactions, date, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect discourage get at this level.

Emerging Discourage Get

Emerging Discourage Get: Content characterized by encouraged, disappointed, spite, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect discourage get at this level.

Elevated Discourage Get

Elevated Discourage Get: Content characterized by discard, accept, reasonable, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect discourage get at this level.

Severe Discourage Get

Severe Discourage Get: Content characterized by encouraged, discs, thank, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect discourage get at this level.