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discourage (v. trans.)
1.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"
2.try to prevent; show opposition to"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
3.deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
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Merriam Webster
DiscourageDis*cour"age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discouraged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging (?).] [Pref. dis- + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. décourager: 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.
DiscourageDis*cour"age, n. Lack of courage; cowardliness.
discourage (v. intr.)
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discourage (v. trans.)
↘ dejection, demotivation, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, discouragement, disheartenment, disincentive, heartsickness ↗ braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, gallantry, grit, guts, heart, intrepidity, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, valiance, valiancy, valor, valour ≠ encourage
discourage (v. intr.)
se décourager (fr)[Classe]
discourage (v. tr.)
avertir (fr)[Classe]
déconseiller (fr)[Classe]
discourage (v. tr.)
discourage (v. tr.)
sadden[Classe]
rendre physiquement faible (fr)[Classe]
désespérer quelqu'un (fr)[Classe]
décourager quelqu'un (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
faire perdre telle propriété à qqch (fr)[Classe...]
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