discourage

dis·cour·age  (d-skûrj, -skr-)

tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es

1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit.

2. To hamper by discouraging; deter.

3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections.

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[Middle English discoragen, from Old French descoragier : des-, dis- + corage, courage; see courage.]

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dis·courage·a·ble adj.

dis·courag·er n.

dis·courag·ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: discourage, dishearten, dispirit
These verbs mean to make less hopeful or enthusiastic: researchers who were discouraged by the problem's magnitude; apathy that disheartened the instructor; a failure that dispirited the team. See Also Synonyms at dissuade.

Antonym: encourage

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discourage

Verb

[-aging, -aged]

1. to deprive of the will or enthusiasm to persist in something

2. to oppose by expressing disapproval

discouragement n
discouraging adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" deter disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
	2.	discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged cast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" dishearten, put off - take away the enthusiasm of intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats pour cold water on, throw cold water on - be discouraging or negative about encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	3.	discourage - admonish 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" admonish, monish, warn warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

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discourage

verb 1. dishearten, daunt, deter, crush, put off, depress, cow, dash, intimidate, dismay, unnerve, unman, overawe, demoralize, cast down, put a damper on, psych out (informal) dispirit, deject << OPPOSITE hearten

verb 2. put off, deter, prevent, dissuade, talk out of, discountenance << OPPOSITE encourage

Translations

discourage [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt → desalentar (= oppose); oponerse a (= dissuade, deter); desanimar, disuadir

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discourage [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt → décourager (= dissuade, deter); dissuader, décourager

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discourage [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt → entmutigen;

to discourage sb from doing sth → jdm davon abraten, etw zu tun

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discourage [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt → scoraggiare (= dissuade, deter); tentare di dissuadere