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   discourage

   /dɪˈskʌrɪdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm: "tedious regulations could discourage investors" Similar disheartendispiritdemoralizemake despondentmake downheartedcast downdepressdisappointdampen someone's hopesdash someone's hopescause to lose heartput offunnervedauntintimidatecowunmancrusharchaic:dejectOpposite encouragehearten
   • ▪ prevent or try to prevent (something) by showing disapproval or creating difficulties: "the plan is designed to discourage the use of private cars" Similar preventstopput a stop toavertfend offstave offward offinhibithindercheckcurbobstructsuppressput a damper onthrow cold water onOpposite encourage
   • ▪ persuade (someone) against an action: "we want to discourage children from smoking" Similar deterdissuadedisinclineturn asideput offtalk out ofscare offwarn offadvise againsturge againstrare:dehortOpposite encouragepersuade

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. discourager noun

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   What does discourage mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of DISCOURAGE is to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten. How to use discourage in a sentence.

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   What is a synonym for discourage?

   • SYNONYMS 1. daunt, depress, deject, overawe, cow, abash. discourage, dismay, intimidate mean to dishearten or frighten. To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business.

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   What is the difference between discouraged and dismay?

   • To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten completely: Her husband's philandering dismayed her.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › discourageDISCOURAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISCOURAGE definition: 1. to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing…. Learn more.

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     to try to prevent something from happening or someone from...

   • Znaczenie Discourage, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DISCOURAGE definicja: 1. to make someone feel less...

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     DISPERSE definition: 1. to spread across or move away over a...

   • Discourage: Catalan Translation

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   • Discourage: German Translation

     DISCOURAGE translate: entmutigen, verhindern, abhalten....

   • Portuguese Translation

     discourage translate: desencorajar, desanimar, desencorajar,...

   • Discourage in Japanese

     DISCOURAGE translate: （人）に～するのをやめさせる, （人）にやる気をなくさせる,...

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     DISCOURAGE translate: препятствовать, не поощрять,...

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   The meaning of DISCOURAGE is to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten. How to use discourage in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › discourageDISCOURAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to try to prevent something from happening or someone from doing something, or to have the effect of making something less likely: We tried to discourage him from spending so much money. Higher taxes could discourage business investment.

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   Discourage, dismay, intimidate mean to dishearten or frighten. To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › discourageDISCOURAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten completely: Her husband's philandering dismayed her.

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   1. to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dispirit. 2. to dissuade (usu. fol. by from ). 3. to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder. 4. to express disapproval of; frown upon.

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   When you discourage someone, you try to talk them out of doing something, by pointing out reasons why their planned action would be unwise. The verb discourage has roots in the French word descouragier, which comes from des-, meaning “away,” and corage, or “courage.”