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(dɪskʌrɪdʒ, US -kɜːr-)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense discourages, present participle discouraging, past tense, past participle discouraged
1. verb
If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: dishearten, daunt, deter, crush More Synonyms of discourage
discouraged adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
She was determined not to be too discouraged.
Synonyms: put off, deterred, daunted, dashed More Synonyms of discourage
discouraging adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Today's report is rather more discouraging for the economy.
Synonyms: disheartening, disappointing, depressing, daunting More Synonyms of discourage
2. verb
To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it.
...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities. [VERB noun/verb-ing]
...a campaign to discourage children from smoking. [VERB noun + from]
Synonyms: put off, deter, prevent, dissuade More Synonyms of discourage
More Synonyms of discourage

discourage in British English

(dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to deprive of the will to persist in something
2. 
to inhibit; prevent
this solution discourages rust
3. 
to oppose by expressing disapproval
Derived forms
discouragement (disˈcouragement)
noun
discourager (disˈcourager)
noun
discouragingly (disˈcouragingly)
adverb

discourage in American English

(dɪˈskɜrɪdʒ)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈcouraged or disˈcouraging
1. 
to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten
2. 
to advise or persuade (a person) to refrain
3. 
to prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles
verb intransitive
4. 
to become discouraged
Word origin
ME discoragen < OFr descoragier: see di-1 & courage

Examples of 'discourage' in a sentence
discourage

There is anecdotal evidence that it may well have discouraged some victims from reporting.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These two transaction costs discourage foreign investment and borrowing.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
Young people are discouraged from playing sport in part because the facilities are terrible.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They have friends that do them but they actively discourage it.
The Sun (2008)
But what of the twin objections that all this would discourage future investment and penalise past saving?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It would certainly be more constructive than discouraging people from saving for their old age.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They actively discourage charity and contribute to a culture of anxiety and bullying.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But this is likely to discourage investment without closing the gap.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was great for discouraging other people wanting to share a room with me.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And anyone thinking of serious modernisation would be actively discouraged.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
American policy continues to discourage foreign investment by attempting to raise taxes on foreign earnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This problem of "ownership" of new concepts may discourage some service organisations from formal innovation policies.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
It will also make life difficult for the whistleblower and may discourage others from speaking up in the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Actually, it rather discourages originality with respect to core convictions.
Christianity Today (2000)
They didn't actively discourage me but instead suggested other interests.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This would be the worst possible time to raise the cost of capital and discourage long-term investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
For the first time, the powerful force of inertia will be harnessed to encourage rather than discourage saving.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
discourage

British English: discourage /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ VERB
If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about doing something.
It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.
  • American English: discourage
  • Arabic: يُثَبِّطُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desencorajar
  • Chinese: 劝阻
  • Croatian: obeshrabriti
  • Czech: odradit
  • Danish: tage modet fra
  • Dutch: ontmoedigen
  • European Spanish: desalentar
  • Finnish: lannistaa
  • French: décourager
  • German: entmutigen
  • Greek: αποθαρρύνω
  • Italian: scoraggiare
  • Japanese: ･･･の勇気をくじく
  • Korean: 용기를 잃게 하다
  • Norwegian: gjøre motløs
  • Polish: zniechęcić
  • European Portuguese: desencorajar
  • Romanian: a descuraja
  • Russian: приводить в уныние
  • Latin American Spanish: desalentar
  • Swedish: avråda
  • Thai: ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ
  • Turkish: cesaretini kırmak
  • Ukrainian: перешкоджати
  • Vietnamese: làm nản lòng

Chinese translation of 'discourage'

discourage

(dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ)

vt

  1. (= dishearten) [person] 使泄(洩)气(氣) (shǐ xièqì)
  2. (= dissuade)
    to discourage sb from doing sth 劝(勸)某人不做某事 (quàn mǒurén bù zuò mǒushì)
  3. [activity] 设(設)法阻止 (shèfǎ zǔzhǐ)
    to be discouraged 感到气(氣)馁(餒) (gǎndào qì'něi)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to deprive of the will or enthusiasm to persist in something
Don't let this setback discourage you.
Synonyms
dishearten
These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope.
daunt
Nothing evil could daunt them.
deter
crush
Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.
put off
depress
The state of the country depresses me.
cow
They were not cowed by physical intimidation.
dash
intimidate
Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.
dismay
He was dismayed to learn that he wasn't a very nice person.
unnerve
The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
unman
overawe
demoralize
One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops.
cast down
put a damper on
psych out (informal)
dispirit
deject
Opposites
encourage
,
inspire
,
hearten
,
embolden
,
gee up
2 (verb) 
Definition
to oppose by expressing disapproval
a campaign to discourage littering
Synonyms
put off
deter
prevent
dissuade
talk out of
discountenance
Opposites
encourage
,
bid
,
urge
,
countenance
3 (verb) 
We hope that these measures will discourage further unrest.
Synonyms
prevent
We took steps to prevent it happening.
These methods prevent pregnancy.
check
Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence.
curb
He must learn to curb that temper of his.
deter
Expensive tuition fees deter students from going to university.
inhibit
buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air
hinder
Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of check
Definition
to slow the growth or progress of
Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence.
Synonyms
stop,
control,
limit,
arrest,
delay,
halt,
curb,
bar,
restrain,
inhibit,
rein,
thwart,
hinder,
repress,
obstruct,
retard,
impede,
bridle,
stem the flow of,
nip in the bud,
put a spoke in someone's wheel
in the sense of cow
Definition
to frighten or subdue with threats
They were not cowed by physical intimidation.
Synonyms
intimidate,
daunt,
frighten,
scare,
bully,
dismay,
awe,
subdue,
unnerve,
overawe,
terrorize,
browbeat,
psych out (informal),
dishearten
in the sense of crush
Definition
to defeat or humiliate utterly
Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.
Synonyms
demoralize,
depress,
devastate,
discourage,
humble,
put down (slang),
humiliate,
squash,
flatten (informal),
deflate,
mortify,
psych out (informal),
dishearten,
dispirit,
deject,
chagrin,
browbeat

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