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Verb: discourage  dis'kur-ij or dis'kú-rij [N. Amer], dis'kú-rij [Brit]
  1. Try to prevent; show opposition to
    "We should discourage this practice among our youth";
    - deter
     
  2. Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
    "The constant rejections discouraged her";
    - frustrate
     
  3. Advise or counsel in terms of someone's behaviour
    "The teacher discouraged the students from cheating";
    - warn, admonish

Derived forms: discouraged, discourages, discouraging

Type of: advise, alter, change, counsel, disapprove, modify, rede [archaic], reject

Antonym: encourage

Encyclopedia: Discourage