Deprive+of+courage+or+confidence
11unnerve — /un nerrv /, v.t., unnerved, unnerving. to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him. [1595 1605; UN 2 + NERVE] * * * …
12discourage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. depress, dishearten, dismay; dissuade, deter. See dejection, dissuasion, fear.Ant., encourage, persuade. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dishearten] Syn. dispirit, dampen, dismay, daunt, intimidate,… …
13discourage — dis•cour•age [[t]dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, ˈskʌr [/t]] v. aged, ag•ing 1) to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dispirit 2) to dissuade (usu. fol. by from) 3) to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder 4) to express disapproval of; frown upon 5)… …
14unnerve — un•nerve [[t]ʌnˈnɜrv[/t]] v. t. nerved, nerv•ing to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset • Etymology: 1595–1605 …
15United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
16Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
17education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
18biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
19Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium Belgium † …
20Virtue — (Latin virtus ; Greek Polytonic|ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.Etymologically the word virtue… …
