discourage (Meaning)
discourage (v)
try to prevent; show opposition to
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
discourage (v. t.)
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.
To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
discourage (n.)
Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Synonyms & Antonyms of discourage
discourage Sentence Examples
- The bitter cold discouraged us from going outside to play.
- The difficult test discouraged some students from continuing their studies.
- The rude behavior of the staff discouraged me from returning to that store.
- The high price of the car discouraged me from buying it.
- The negative reviews of the movie discouraged me from watching it.
- The traffic jam discouraged me from driving to work.
- The long lines discouraged me from waiting to get into the theater.
- The loud noise discouraged me from studying in the library.
- The lack of progress discouraged me from continuing with the project.
- The uncooperative attitude of my colleagues discouraged me from working on the team.
FAQs About the word discourage
try to prevent; show opposition to, deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged, advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
daunt,frustrate, frighten, intimidate, horrify, dismay, bother, afflict, unnerve, trouble
nerve, nerve, encourage, steel, steel,encourage, embolden, cheer, reinforce, assure
The bitter cold discouraged us from going outside to play.
The difficult test discouraged some students from continuing their studies.
The rude behavior of the staff discouraged me from returning to that store.
The high price of the car discouraged me from buying it.
