Found 3 items, similar to discourage.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: discourage
mematahkan, mengecilkan hati
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: discourage
discourage
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to;
“We should discourage
this practice among our youth” [syn:
deter]
2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to
feel discouraged [ant:
encourage]
3: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior;
“I
warned him not to go too far”;
“I warn you against false
assumptions”;
“She warned him to be quiet” [syn:
warn,
admonish,
monish]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Discourage
Discourage
\Dis*cour"age\, n.
Lack of courage; cowardliness.
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Discourage
\Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discouraging.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See
Courage.]
1. 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.
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
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2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
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