incoraggiata

Incoraggiata is the feminine singular past participle of the verb incoraggiare in Italian. As an adjective or passive participle, it conveys the sense of being encouraged, supported, or inspired. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (masculine forms are incoraggiato, incoraggiati; feminine plural incoraggiate).

Usage in Italian grammar centers on two functions. As a participle used with essere or in passive voice, it describes a subject that has been encouraged: La squadra è stata incoraggiata dai tifosi. As an adjective, it can describe a feminine noun directly: Una studentessa incoraggiata dai compagni ha presentato un buon lavoro. In everyday language, the related noun incoraggiamento refers to the act or process of encouraging, while incoraggiante and incoraggiatore describe something or someone that encourages.

Etymology traces incoraggiare to the root idea of courage and motivation, with the prefix in- intensifying the sense of giving courage or support. The word shares its semantic field with coraggio (courage) and is connected to other Italian derivatives such as incoraggiamento, incoraggiante, and incoraggiatore.

Incoraggiata is commonly found in literary or formal prose as a descriptive term or in constructions describing emotional or motivational states. It is part of a broader set of terms around encouragement and morale, and its precise meaning depends on context and the accompanying noun.

See also: incoraggiare, incoraggiamento, incoraggiante, incoraggiatore, coraggio.