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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

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discourage

v discourage [disˈkaridʒ, (American ) -ˈkə:-]

1 to take away the confidence, hope etc of His lack of success discouraged him. ontmoedig, afskrik يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَه обезсърчавам odradit, zbavit odvahy tage modet fra entmutigen αποθαρρύνω desanimar, desalentar (ära) heidutama ناامید کردن؛ دلسرد کردن lannistaa décourager לְיָיאֵש, לְרַפּוֹת יְדֵי- हतोत्साहित करना obeshrabriti, odvraćati elkedvetlenít menurunkan semangat draga kjark út scoraggiare がっかりさせる 용기를 잃게 하다 atimti pasitikėjimą savimi laupīt drosmi/cerību menawarkan ontmoedigen ta motet fra, avskrekke zniechęcać desanimar a descuraja обескураживать znechutiť pogum vzeti obeshrabriti göra modfälld ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ cesaretini kırmak 使泄氣 знеохочувати, розхолоджувати ہمت پست کرنا làm nhụt chí 使泄气

2 to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc) She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her. ontmoedig, laat afsien يُحاوِلُ مَنْع разубеждавам bránit, chtít zabránit prøve at forhindre verhindern αποκρούω oponerse (tagasi) tõrjuma جلوگیری کردن؛ منع کردن torjua décourager להַרְתִיע रोकना osujetiti elveszi a kedvét vmitől mencegah letja; fá e-n ofan af e-u scoraggiare ～させないようにする 말리다 atimti drąsą ką nors daryti atņemt drosmi (kaut ko darīt) melemahkan semangat verhinderen fraråde; forhindre; ikke oppmuntre zniechęcać, hamować desencorajar/desviar, afastar, inibir a descuraja отбивать охоту zabrániť (niečomu) odvrniti odvratiti inte uppmuntra [], motarbeta ขัดขวาง engel olmak, önlemek 阻攔 відбивати охоту باز رکھنا ngăn cản 阻拦

3 (withfrom) to persuade against The rain discouraged him from going camping. laat afsien van يُثْني عَن разубеждавам odrazovat od afholde fra abhalten αποτρέπω disuadir soovi võtma منصرف کردن؛ پشیمان کردن viedä halut décourager (de) -לְהָנִיא מ रोकना odvratiti elijeszt menghalangi niat draga kjark úr scoraggiare, dissuadere 思いとどまらせる 못하게 하다 atimti norą ką nors daryti atrunāt membuat tawar hati weerhouden van holde borte odwieść dissuadir a des­curaja отговаривать; отбивать охоту odradiť (od) odvrniti odvratiti avskräcka, hindra ทำให้ท้อแท้ vazgeçirmek 勸阻 відраджувати روکنا nản chí 劝阻

n disˈcouragement

ontmoediging تَثْبيطُ العَزيمَه، مُحاوَلة مَنْع، ثَنْي عَن обезсърчаване ztráta odvahy, odrazování modvirken; modarbejdelse die Entmutigung αποθάρρυνση desaprobación, desánimo, desaliento vastupanu ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی vastus découragement יֵיאוּש, גוֹרֶם מַרתִיע हतोत्साह obeshrabrenje elkedvetlenítés penghalang kjarkleysi; úrtölur scoraggiamento がっかりさせること 낙담, 만류, 방해 drąsos/noro atėmimas drosmes zaudēšana; atrunāšana dengan tawar hati ontmoediging avskrekking, motvirking zniechęcenie desalento descurajare расхолаживание odradenie potrtost obeshrabrenje modfälldhet, avskräckande omständighet, motverkan การทำให้หมดกำลังใจ cesaretini kırma 泄氣 відмовляння, відбивання охоти حوصلہ شکنی sự nản chí 泄气