About The Word Discourage
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Discourage
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What's The Definition Of Discourage?
[v] admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far";"I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
[v] try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [v] deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged Synonyms | Synonyms for Discourage: admonish | deter | monish | warn Related Terms | Find terms related to Discourage: afflict | anticipate | avert | awe | bar | beat down | blunt | bother | cast down | check | chill | cool | cow | damp | dampen | dampen the spirits | darken | dash | daunt | debar | deflect | deject | demoralize | depress | deter | disaffect | disapprove of | dishearten | disincline | disinterest | dismay | disparage | dispirit | dissuade | distract | distress | divert | droop | estop | exclude | faze | fend | fend off | forbid | foreclose | forestall | frighten | help | hinder | indispose | inhibit | intimidate | irk | keep from | keep off | knock down | lower | lower the spirits | obviate | oppose | oppress | overawe | preclude | press down | prevent | prohibit | put off | quench | repel | restrain | rule out | sadden | save | scare | shake | sink | slow | stave off | stop | suppress | talk out of | trouble | try | turn aside | turn away | turn from | turn off | unman | unnerve | vex | ward off | wean from | weigh | weigh heavy upon | weigh upon See Also | advise | cast down | counsel | deject | demoralise | demoralize | depress | disapprove | dishearten | dismay | dispirit | get down | intimidate | put off | reject | restrain | thwart Discourage In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.]
1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress
the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his
undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
attempt.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
\Dis*cour"age\, n. Lack of courage; cowardliness. |
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