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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.
[Middle English discoragen, from Old French descoragier : des-, dis- + corage, courage; see courage.]
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.
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
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| Verb | 1. | discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" 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"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" |
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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
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
put off encourage, bid, urge, countenance
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
discourage
verb1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic:
2. To persuade (a person) not to do something:
Idiom: talk out of.
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Translations
يُثَبِّطُيُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَهيُثْني عَنيُحاوِلُ مَنْع
odraditodrazovat odzbavit odvahybránitchtít zabránit
afholde fratage modet fra
lannistaanujertaa
obeshrabriti
elijesztelkedvetlenítelveszi a kedvét
draga kjark úrdraga kjark útletja; fá e-n ofan af e-u
･･･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
odvrnitioplašitivzeti pogum
avråda
ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ
cesaretini kırmakengel olmakönlemekvazgeçirmek
làm nản lòng
discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] VT2. (= deter) [+ offer, advances] → rechazar; [+ tendency, relationship] → oponerse a
smoking is discouraged → se recomienda no fumar
smoking is discouraged → se recomienda no fumar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
to discourage sb from doing sth → dissuader qn de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vta. (dishearten) → scoraggiare
I don't want to discourage you, but ... → non vorrei scoraggiarti, ma...
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
to discourage sb from doing sth → tentare di dissuadere qn dal fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
discourage
(disˈkaridʒ) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) verb1. to take away the confidence, hope etc of. His lack of success discouraged him.
2. to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc). She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.
3. (with from) to persuade against. The rain discouraged him from going camping.
disˈcouragement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
discourage
v. desanimar, desalentar;
to ___ from → disuadir.
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