discourage
/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/verb3 syllables
Discourage means: advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.
Synonyms for discourage7
verb, as in advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
verb, as in try to prevent; show opposition to
also used for discourage
daunt, dissuade, cowardliness
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Opposites of discourage
What does discourage mean?3
verb
1
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior“I warned him not to go too far”
2
try to prevent; show opposition to“We should discourage this practice among our youth”
3
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with discourage?1
three syllables
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Discourage in a sentence
- Nothing lasts, but you shouldn't let that discourage you.frpzzd
- Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.CM
- I have tried to discourage him from going abroad.CH
- I've done everything possible to discourage people from doing that.CK
- I don't want to discourage you from doing that.CM
- I don't want to discourage you from trying to do that.CK
- That is usually enough to discourage the cheetahs from attacking.Hybrid
- Jews refrain from proselytizing and even discourage others from converting.shekitten
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Forms of discourage
as a verb
- past tense
- discouraged
- present participle
- discouraging
- third-person singular
- discourages
- past participle
- discouraged