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., To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts., Lack of courage; cowardliness.
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Telling a child that she is no good at anything she does will discourage her from trying new things. By the late 1950s, doctors had begun to discourage smoking as very harmful to health.
No, the word 'discourage' is a verb, meaning to deprive of confidence or hope; to advise against a course of action; to attempt to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections; a word for an action.The noun forms of the verb to discourage are discourager, discouragement, and the gerund, discouraging.
a new law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves.
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Police patrols are supposed to discourage crime.You should not discourage children from learning.Don't let them discourage you from thinking of example sentences.
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"The latest economic news continues to discourage investors.""Heavy rain will discourage campers.""It is not good to discourage people who are trying their best."