discourage

dis·cour·age

 (dĭ-skûr′ĭj, -skŭr′-)

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

1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit: Making so little progress after so much effort discouraged us.

2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something: My adviser discouraged me from applying to big universities.

3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections: The agency discouraged all travel to the areas hardest hit by the disease.

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

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dis·cour′age·a·ble adj.

dis·cour′ag·er n.

dis·cour′ag·ing·ly adv.

Synonyms: discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit
These verbs mean to make less hopeful or enthusiastic: researchers who were discouraged by the problem's magnitude; apathy that disheartened the instructor; did not let the technical difficulties dismay them; a failure that dispirited the team.

Antonym: encourage

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discourage

(dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ)

vb (tr)

1. to deprive of the will to persist in something

2. to inhibit; prevent: this solution discourages rust.

3. to oppose by expressing disapproval

disˈcouragement n

disˈcourager n

disˈcouragingly adv

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dis•cour•age

(dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-)

v. -aged, -ag•ing. v.t.

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.

v.i.

5. to become discouraged.

[1400–50; late Middle English discoragen < Middle French descorager, Old French descoragier]

dis•cour′ag•er, n.

dis•cour′age•a•ble, adj.

dis•cour′ag•ing•ly, adv.

syn: discourage, dismay, intimidate mean to dishearten or frighten a person so as to prevent some action. To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten, shock, or bewilder by sudden difficulties or danger: a prosecutor dismayed by disclosures of new evidence. To intimidate is to deter by making timid: The prospect of making a speech intimidates me.

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discourage

To discourage someone from doing something means to make them less willing to do it.

She wants to discourage him from marrying the girl.

The rain discouraged us from going out.

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discourage

Past participle: discouraged
Gerund: discouraging

Imperative

discourage

discourage

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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 Don't let this setback discourage you.
dishearten encourage, inspire, hearten, embolden, gee up

2. put off, deter, prevent, dissuade, talk out of, discountenance a campaign to discourage children from smoking
put off encourage, bid, urge, countenance

3. prevent, check, curb, deter, inhibit, hinder We hope that these measures will discourage further unrest.

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discourage

verb

1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic:

dishearten, dispirit.

2. To persuade (a person) not to do something:

deter, dissuade, divert.

Idiom: talk out of.

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Translations

يُثَبِّطُيُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَهيُثْني عَنيُحاوِلُ مَنْع

odraditodrazovat odzbavit odvahybránitchtít zabránit

afholde fratage modet fra

entmutigenverhindernabhalten

αποθαρρύνω

desalentardesanimaroponerse

lannistaanujertaa

découragerabattre

obeshrabriti

elijesztelkedvetlenítelveszi a kedvét

draga kjark úrdraga kjark útletja; fá e-n ofan af e-u

scoraggiareabbacchiaredisanimaredissuaderesconsolare

･･･の勇気をくじく

용기를 잃게 하다

atimti drąsą ką nors darytiatimti norą ką nors darytiatimti pasitikėjimą savimidrąsos atėmimasnoro atėmimas

atņemt drosmiatrunātlaupīt drosmi/cerību

ontmoedigen

frarådegjøre motløsholde borteikke oppmuntre

zniechęcić

desencorajar

приводить в уныние

odvrnitioplašitivzeti pogum

avråda

ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ

cesaretini kırmakengel olmakönlemekvazgeçirmek

làm nản lòng

劝阻阻拦使泄气

discourage

[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] VT

1. (= dishearten) → desanimar, desalentar
to get or become discouraged → desanimarse, desalentarse

2. (= deter) [+ offer, advances] → rechazar; [+ tendency, relationship] → oponerse a
smoking is discouraged → se recomienda no fumar

3. (= dissuade) to discourage sb from doing sth → disuadir a algn de hacer algo
I don't want to discourage you, but → no pretendo disuadirte or desanimarte, pero ...

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discourage

[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt

(= dishearten) [+ person] → décourager

(= dissuade, deter) [+ person] → dissuader, décourager; [+ activity] → décourager, dissuader
to discourage sb from doing sth → dissuader qn de faire qch

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discourage

vt

(= dishearten) → entmutigen; to become discouraged (by) → entmutigt werden (von); (= generally disheartened) → mutlos werden (durch)

(= dissuade) to discourage somebody from doing something → jdm abraten, etw zu tun; (successfully) → jdn davon abbringen, etw zu tun

(= deter, hinder) → abhalten; friendship, advances, plan, speculation, investment → zu verhindern suchen; praise, evil → abwehren; pride → nicht ermutigen; smoking → unterbinden; the weather discouraged people from going away → das Wetter hielt die Leute davon ab wegzufahren

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discourage

[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt

a. (dishearten) → scoraggiare
I don't want to discourage you, but ... → non vorrei scoraggiarti, ma...

b. (dissuade, deter) → tentare di dissuadere
to discourage sb from doing sth → tentare di dissuadere qn dal fare qc

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discourage

(disˈkaridʒ) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) verb

1. to take away the confidence, hope etc of. His lack of success discouraged him. ontmoedig, afskrik يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَه обезсърчавам desanimar odradit, zbavit odvahy entmutigen tage modet fra αποθαρρύνωdesanimar, 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 ontmoedigenta motet fra, avskrekke zniechęcać دلسرده كول، زړه ورتورول: ښه نه ګڼل: مخه نيول، بې جراً ته كول desanimar a descuraja обескураживать znechutiť pogum vzeti obeshrabriti göra modfälld ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ cesaretini kırmak 使洩氣 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 desencorajar bránit, chtít zabránit verhindern prøve at forhindre αποκρούωoponerse (tagasi) tõrjuma جلوگیری کردن؛ منع کردن pyrkiä estämään 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 그만두게 하다 atimti drąsą ką nors daryti atņemt drosmi (kaut ko darīt) melemahkan semangat verhinderenfraråde; forhindre; ikke oppmuntre zniechęcać, hamować مخه نيول desencorajar/desviar, afastar, inibir a descuraja отбивать охоту zabrániť (niečomu) odvrniti odvratiti inte uppmuntra [till], motarbeta ขัดขวาง engel olmak, önlemek 阻攔 відбивати охоту باز رکھنا ngăn cản 阻拦

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

disˈcouragement noun

ontmoediging تَثْبيطُ العَزيمَه، مُحاوَلة مَنْع، ثَنْي عَن обезсърчаване desalento ztráta odvahy, odrazování die Entmutigung modvirken; modarbejdelse αποθάρρυνσηdesaprobación, desánimo, desaliento vastupanu ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی lannistaminen découragementייאוש, גורם מרתיע हतोत्साह obeshrabrenje elkedvetlenítés penghalang kjarkleysi; úrtölur scoraggiamento がっかりさせること 낙담 drąsos/noro atėmimas drosmes zaudēšana; atrunāšana dengan tawar hati ontmoedigingavskrekking, motvirking zniechęcenie زړه ورتورول desalento descurajare расхолаживание odradenie potrtost obeshrabrenje modfälldhet, avskräckande omständighet, motverkan การทำให้หมดกำลังใจ cesaretini kırma 洩氣，阻攔，勸阻 відмовляння, відбивання охоти حوصلہ شکنی sự nản chí 泄气，沮丧，气馁

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discourage

→ يُثَبِّطُ odradit tage modet fra entmutigen αποθαρρύνω desalentar lannistaa décourager obeshrabriti scoraggiare ･･･の勇気をくじく 용기를 잃게 하다 ontmoedigen gjøre motløs zniechęcić desencorajar приводить в уныние avråda ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ cesaretini kırmak làm nản lòng 劝阻

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discourage

v. desanimar, desalentar;

to ___ from → disuadir.

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