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D0260600 (dĭ-skûr′ĭj, -skŭr′-)tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es 1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit: Making so little progress after so much effort discouraged us.2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something: My adviser discouraged me from applying to big universities.3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections: The agency discouraged all travel to the areas hardest hit by the disease.

[Middle English discoragen, from Old French descoragier : des-, dis- + corage, courage; see courage.]

dis·cour′age·a·ble adj.dis·cour′ag·er n.dis·cour′ag·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit
These verbs mean to make less hopeful or enthusiastic: researchers who were discouraged by the problem's magnitude; apathy that disheartened the instructor; did not let the technical difficulties dismay them; a failure that dispirited the team.Antonym: encourage

discourage

(dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ) vb (tr) 1. to deprive of the will to persist in something2. to inhibit; prevent: this solution discourages rust. 3. to oppose by expressing disapproval disˈcouragement n disˈcourager n disˈcouragingly adv

dis•cour•age

(dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-)

v. -aged, -ag•ing. v.t. 1. to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dispirit. 2. to dissuade (usu. fol. by from). 3. to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder. 4. to express disapproval of; frown upon. v.i. 5. to become discouraged. [1400–50; late Middle English discoragen < Middle French descorager, Old French descoragier] dis•cour′ag•er, n. dis•cour′age•a•ble, adj. dis•cour′ag•ing•ly, adv. syn: discourage, dismay, intimidate mean to dishearten or frighten a person so as to prevent some action. To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business. To dismay is to dishearten, shock, or bewilder by sudden difficulties or danger: a prosecutor dismayed by disclosures of new evidence. To intimidate is to deter by making timid: The prospect of making a speech intimidates me.

discourage

To discourage someone from doing something means to make them less willing to do it.

She wants to discourage him from marrying the girl.The rain discouraged us from going out.

discourage

Past participle: discouraged
Gerund: discouraging

Imperative
discourage
discourage

Present
I discourage
you discourage
he/she/it discourages
we discourage
you discourage
they discourage

Preterite
I discouraged
you discouraged
he/she/it discouraged
we discouraged
you discouraged
they discouraged

Present Continuous
I am discouraging
you are discouraging
he/she/it is discouraging
we are discouraging
you are discouraging
they are discouraging

Present Perfect
I have discouraged
you have discouraged
he/she/it has discouraged
we have discouraged
you have discouraged
they have discouraged

Past Continuous
I was discouraging
you were discouraging
he/she/it was discouraging
we were discouraging
you were discouraging
they were discouraging

Past Perfect
I had discouraged
you had discouraged
he/she/it had discouraged
we had discouraged
you had discouraged
they had discouraged

Future
I will discourage
you will discourage
he/she/it will discourage
we will discourage
you will discourage
they will discourage

Future Perfect
I will have discouraged
you will have discouraged
he/she/it will have discouraged
we will have discouraged
you will have discouraged
they will have discouraged

Future Continuous
I will be discouraging
you will be discouraging
he/she/it will be discouraging
we will be discouraging
you will be discouraging
they will be discouraging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been discouraging
you have been discouraging
he/she/it has been discouraging
we have been discouraging
you have been discouraging
they have been discouraging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been discouraging
you will have been discouraging
he/she/it will have been discouraging
we will have been discouraging
you will have been discouraging
they will have been discouraging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been discouraging
you had been discouraging
he/she/it had been discouraging
we had been discouraging
you had been discouraging
they had been discouraging

Conditional
I would discourage
you would discourage
he/she/it would discourage
we would discourage
you would discourage
they would discourage

Past Conditional
I would have discouraged
you would have discouraged
he/she/it would have discouraged
we would have discouraged
you would have discouraged
they would have discouraged

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"deterdisapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
	2.	discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouragedcast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"dishearten, put off - take away the enthusiasm ofintimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threatspour cold water on, throw cold water on - be discouraging or negative aboutencourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	3.	discourage - 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"admonish, monish, warnwarn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

discourage

verb1. dishearten, daunt, deter, crush, put off, depress, cow, dash, intimidate, dismay, unnerve, unman, overawe, demoralize, cast down, put a damper on, psych out (informal), dispirit, deject Don't let this setback discourage you.
dishearten encourage, inspire, hearten, embolden, gee up2. put off, deter, prevent, dissuade, talk out of, discountenance a campaign to discourage children from smoking
put off encourage, bid, urge, countenance3. prevent, check, curb, deter, inhibit, hinder We hope that these measures will discourage further unrest.

discourage

verb1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic:dishearten, dispirit.2. To persuade (a person) not to do something:deter, dissuade, divert.Idiom: talk out of.

Translations

劝阻阻拦使泄气

discourage

(disˈkaridʒ) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) verb1. to take away the confidence, hope etc of. His lack of success discouraged him.使泄气2. to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc). She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.阻拦3. (with from) to persuade against. The rain discouraged him from going camping.劝阻disˈcouragement noun 泄气，沮丧，气馁

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