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- Dictionarydiscourage/dɪˈskʌrɪdʒ/
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- 1. cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm: "tedious regulations could discourage investors" Similar Opposite
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1. : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten. was discouraged by repeated failure. 2. a. : to hinder by disfavoring. trying to discourage absenteeism. b. : to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something. tried to discourage her from going. discourageable. di-ˈskər-i-jə-bəl. -ˈskə-ri- adjective. discourager noun. discouragingly.
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.
to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something: The thought of how much work she had to do discouraged her. Opposite. encourage. Fewer examples. Don't let me discourage you if it's what you want to do. Her criticism had discouraged him. Don't let her comments discourage you.
To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it. ...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities. [VERB noun/verb-ing] ...a campaign to discourage children from smoking. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: put off, deter, prevent, dissuade More Synonyms of discourage.
verb. try to prevent; show opposition to. “We should discourage this practice among our youth” synonyms: deter. see more. verb. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged. see more. verb. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior. synonyms: admonish, monish, warn. warn.
verb. /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ Verb Forms. to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it. discourage (doing) something a campaign to discourage investing in fossil fuel development.
1. transitive verb. If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you. Synonyms: dishearten, daunt, deter, crush More Synonyms of discourage. discouraged adjective. She was determined not to be too discouraged.
to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. Synonyms: intimidate, cow, overawe, disparage, abash, deject, depress, daunt. Antonyms: encourage. to dissuade (usually followed by from ). to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder: Low prices discourage industry. to express or make clear disapproval of; frown upon:
DISCOURAGE meaning: 1 : to make (someone) less determined, hopeful, or confident often used (be/get) discouraged; 2 : to make (something) less likely to happen.
Definitions of 'discourage' 1. If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. [...] 2. To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it. [...] More. Grammar Question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
