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Meaning of 'discourage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Discourage [ n.]
- Lack of courage; cowardliness.
2 . Discourage [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'discourage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . discourage [ v]
Meaning (1):
- advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
Example in sentence:
  • I warn you against false assumptions;
  • I warned him not to go too far;
  • She warned him to be quiet
Meaning (2):
- try to prevent; show opposition to
Example in sentence:
  • We should discourage this practice among our youth

Nearby Words:

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