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discourage
English
Etymology
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. Surface analysis dis- +? courage.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?s?k???d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d?s?k??d??/
- Hyphenation: dis?cour?age
Verb
discourage (third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged) (transitive)
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- 1854, Abraham Lincoln. Notes for a Law Lecture
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
- 1854, Abraham Lincoln. Notes for a Law Lecture
Synonyms
- becourage
- deter
- dissuade
Antonyms
- encourage
Translations
Noun
discourage (uncountable)
- (rare) Lack of courage
Synonyms
- (lack of courage): cowardliness
Further reading
- discourage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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discourager
English
Etymology
discourage +? -er
Noun
discourager (plural discouragers)
- One who discourages.
- 1849, George Cornewall Lewis, An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion
- the promoter of truth and the discourager of error
- 1849, George Cornewall Lewis, An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion
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