discourage
11discourage */ — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms discourage : present tense I/you/we/they discourage he/she/it discourages present participle discouraging past tense discouraged past participle discouraged 1) to try to prevent something from… …
12discourage — /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ / (say dis kurij) verb (t) (discouraged, discouraging) 1. to deprive of courage; dishearten; dispirit. 2. to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder: low prices discourage industry; *They … put oil round the bricks to keep out… …
13discourage — discourager, n. discourageable, adj. discouragingly, adv. /di skerr ij, skur /, v., discouraged, discouraging. v.t. 1. to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit. 2. to dissuade (usually fol. by from) …
14discourage — dis|cour|age [ dıs kʌrıdʒ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to try to prevent something from happening, especially because you do not approve of it or think it is harmful: measures to discourage the use of cars in cities discourage someone from doing… …
15discourage — [[t]dɪskʌ̱rɪʤ, AM kɜ͟ːr [/t]] discourages, discouraging, discouraged 1) VERB If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. [V n] It may be difficult to do at first. Don t let this discourage… …
16discourage — verb ADVERB ▪ actively, positively (esp. BrE), strongly ▪ Smoking is actively discouraged in the university. ▪ effectively ▪ Our system effectively discourages investment …
17discourage — transitive verb ( aged; aging) Etymology: Middle English discoragen, from Middle French descorager, from Old French descoragier, from des dis + corage courage Date: 15th century 1. to deprive of courage or confidence ; …
18discourage — v. (D; tr.) to discourage from * * * [dɪs kʌrɪdʒ] (D; tr.) to discourage from …
19discourage — verb (T) 1 to prevent or try to prevent someone from doing something by making the action difficult or unpleasant, or by showing them that it would not be a good thing to do: You should install locks on all your windows to discourage burglars. |… …
20discourage — verb 1) we want to discourage children from smoking Syn: deter from, dissuade from, disincline from, put off, talk out of; advise against, urge against; archaic discountenance from Ant: encourage 2) she was discouraged by his hostile tone …
