Discourage in English dictionary

  • discourage

    Meanings and definitions of "Discourage"

    • (transitive) To take away or reduce the courage of.
    • (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do something.
    • noun
      (rare)
      Lack of courage
    • verb
      To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
    • verb
      To persuade somebody not to do something.
    • To take away or reduce the courage of
    • To persuade somebody not to do something
    • Deprive of courage or hope.
    • verb
      advise 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"
    • verb
      deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
    • verb
      try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

    Synonyms of "Discourage" in English dictionary

    reject, warn, rede are the top synonyms of "Discourage" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Discourage" in English dictionary

    encourage is the antonym of "Discourage" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Discourage

    • discourage ( third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged)
    • discourage (uncountable)
    • discourage (third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged) (transitive)
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