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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.

Synonyms

becourage
deter
dissuade

Antonyms

encourage

Translations

Noun

discourage (uncountable)

(rare) Lack of courage

Synonyms

(lack of courage): cowardliness

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discredited

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discredited

simple past tense and past participle of discredit

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