discourage
21discourage — verb 1) we want to discourage children from smoking Syn: dissuade, deter, put off, talk out of 2) she was discouraged by his hostile tone Syn: dishearten, dispirit, demoralize, disappoint, put off, unnerve …
22discourage — [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] verb [T] 1) to try to prevent something from happening Ant: encourage We hope the bad weather won t discourage people from coming along.[/ex] 2) to make someone feel less confident or hopeful What she said didn t discourage me.[/ex]… …
23discourage — 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)… …
24discourage — verb a) To take away or reduce the courage of. Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can (Abraham Lincoln ) b) To persuade somebody not to do something …
25discourage — verb 1》 cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm. 2》 prevent or try to prevent by showing disapproval or creating difficulties. ↘(discourage someone from) persuade someone against (an action). Derivatives discouragement noun… …
26discourage someone from — persuade someone against (an action). → discourage …
27discourage — Synonyms and related words: afflict, anticipate, avert, awe, bar, beat down, blunt, bother, cast down, check, chill, cool, cow, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, daunt, debar, deflect, deject, demoralize, depress, deter, disaffect,… …
28discourage — 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,… …
29discourage — dis·cour·age || dɪ skÊŒrɪdÊ’ v. cause to lose heart; deter, dissuade; show disapproval of …
30discourage v — daredevil n …
