discouragern.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskʌrɪdʒə/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskərᵻdʒər/

Forms: see discourage v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discourage v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < discourage v. + -er suffix¹.

A person who or thing which discourages, disheartens, or deters someone or something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [noun] > one who discourages others

discourager1608

disheartener1645

disencourager1716

Job's comforter1738

down-puller1861

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > discouraging action or quality > one who discourages

discomforter1628

discourager1755

1608 W. Crashaw Serm. preached at Crosse 21 These men are..the discouragers of many a man in the waies of God.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §46. 80 None [are] greater discouragers of the upright.

1710 Ld. Macclesfield in Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors (1846) IV. cxxi. 509 Discouragers of those who preach virtue and piety.

1755 W. Adey Sixteen Disc. vii. 123 He is..a Promoter of Sincerity, and Discourager of Hypocrisy.

1847 Mistletoe: German Tale ix. 147 I immediately decided to confront my discouragers.

1884 G. P. Lathrop True i. 5 Antiquity is a great discourager of the sympathies.

1920 Our Paper 16 Oct. 495/1 There were eighteen discouragers lined up against him, and only one encourager for him.

1952 Financial Times 28 July 3/5 Inflation..was a great discourager of savings.

1998 Conservation Biol. 12 486/2 Poison ivy is not only a deeply rooted stabilizer of sand dunes but is also a great discourager of human trespass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discourager
释义	discouragern. Brit. /dᵻˈskʌrɪdʒə/, U.S. /dᵻˈskərᵻdʒər/ Forms: see discourage v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discourage v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < discourage v. + -er suffix¹. A person who or thing which discourages, disheartens, or deters someone or something. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [noun] > one who discourages others discourager1608 disheartener1645 disencourager1716 Job's comforter1738 down-puller1861 the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > discouraging action or quality > one who discourages discomforter1628 discourager1755 1608 W. Crashaw Serm. preached at Crosse 21 These men are..the discouragers of many a man in the waies of God. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. §46. 80 None [are] greater discouragers of the upright. 1710 Ld. Macclesfield in Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors (1846) IV. cxxi. 509 Discouragers of those who preach virtue and piety. 1755 W. Adey Sixteen Disc. vii. 123 He is..a Promoter of Sincerity, and Discourager of Hypocrisy. 1847 Mistletoe: German Tale ix. 147 I immediately decided to confront my discouragers. 1884 G. P. Lathrop True i. 5 Antiquity is a great discourager of the sympathies. 1920 Our Paper 16 Oct. 495/1 There were eighteen discouragers lined up against him, and only one encourager for him. 1952 Financial Times 28 July 3/5 Inflation..was a great discourager of savings. 1998 Conservation Biol. 12 486/2 Poison ivy is not only a deeply rooted stabilizer of sand dunes but is also a great discourager of human trespass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1608
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