ALL meanings of discourage
dis·cour·age
D d - noun discourage Cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm. 1
- verb with object discourage to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. 1
- verb with object discourage to dissuade (usually followed by from). 1
- verb with object discourage to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder: Low prices discourage industry. 1
- verb with object discourage to express or make clear disapproval of; frown upon: to discourage the expression of enthusiasm. 1
- verb without object discourage to become discouraged: a person who discourages easily. 1
- abbreviation DISCOURAGE dissuade 1
- abbreviation DISCOURAGE dishearten 1
- verb discourage If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. 0
- verb discourage To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it. 0
- verb discourage to deprive of the will to persist in something 0
- verb discourage to inhibit; prevent 0
- verb discourage to oppose by expressing disapproval 0
- verb transitive discourage to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten 0
- verb transitive discourage to advise or persuade (a person) to refrain 0
- verb transitive discourage to prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles 0
- intransitive verb discourage to become discouraged 0
- noun discourage (rare) Lack of courage. 0
- verb discourage To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. 0
- verb discourage To persuade somebody not to do something. 0