discourage
IPA: dɪskˈɝɪdʒ
noun
- (rare) Lack of courage
verb
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
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Examples of "discourage" in Sentences
- Also, the invective is discouraged.
- The current system discourages the practice.
- Nevertheless, this kind of excrescence is to be discouraged.
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