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dis·cour·age
(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.
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
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discourage
(dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ)vb (tr)
1. to deprive of the will to persist in something
2. to inhibit; prevent: this solution discourages rust.
3. to oppose by expressing disapproval
disˈcouragement n
disˈcourager n
disˈcouragingly adv
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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.
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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.
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discourage
Past participle: discouraged
Gerund: discouraging
| Imperative |
|---|
| discourage |
| discourage |
| Present |
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| I discourage |
| you discourage |
| he/she/it discourages |
| we discourage |
| you discourage |
| they discourage |
| Preterite |
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| 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 |
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| I will discourage |
| you will discourage |
| he/she/it will discourage |
| we will discourage |
| you will discourage |
| they will discourage |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| I would discourage |
| you would discourage |
| he/she/it would discourage |
| we would discourage |
| you would discourage |
| they would discourage |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
disapprove, 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 discouraged
cast 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 of
intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats
pour cold water on, throw cold water on - be discouraging or negative about
encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
3. [画像:discourage - admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior]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"
warn - 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"
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discourage
verb
1. 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 up
dishearten encourage, inspire, hearten, embolden, gee up
2. put off, deter, prevent, dissuade, talk out of, discountenance a campaign to discourage children from smoking
put off encourage, bid, urge, countenance
put off encourage, bid, urge, countenance
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
discourage
verb1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic:
2. To persuade (a person) not to do something:
Idiom: talk out of.
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Translations
يُثَبِّطُ يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَهيُثْني عَنيُحاوِلُ مَنْع
odraditodrazovat odzbavit odvahybránitchtít zabránit
afholde fratage modet fra
lannistaanujertaa
obeshrabriti
elijesztelkedvetlenítelveszi a kedvét
draga kjark úrdraga kjark útletja; fá e-n ofan af e-u
・・・の勇気をくじく
용기를 잃게 하다
atimti drąsą ką nors darytiatimti norą ką nors darytiatimti pasitikėjimą savimidrąsos atėmimasnoro atėmimas
atņemt drosmiatrunātlaupīt drosmi/cerību
odvrnitioplašitivzeti pogum
avråda
ทําให้หมดกําลังใจ
cesaretini kırmak engel olmakönlemek vazgeçirmek
làm nản lòng
discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] VT2. (= deter) [+ offer, advances] → rechazar ; [+ tendency, relationship] → oponerse a
smoking is discouraged → se recomienda no fumar
smoking is discouraged → se recomienda no fumar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vt (= dishearten) [+ person] → décourager
(= dissuade, deter) [+ person] → dissuader, décourager ; [+ activity] → décourager, dissuader
to discourage sb from doing sth → dissuader qn de faire qch
to discourage sb from doing sth → dissuader qn de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
discourage
vt
(= dishearten) → entmutigen ; to become discouraged (by) → entmutigt werden (von); (= generally disheartened) → mutlos werden (durch)
(= dissuade) to discourage somebody from doing something → jdm abraten, etw zu tun ; (successfully) → jdn davon abbringen, etw zu tun
(= deter, hinder) → abhalten ; friendship, advances, plan, speculation, investment → zu verhindern suchen ; praise, evil → abwehren ; pride → nicht ermutigen ; smoking → unterbinden ; the weather discouraged people from going away → das Wetter hielt die Leute davon ab wegzufahren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
discourage
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] vta. (dishearten) → scoraggiare
I don't want to discourage you, but ... → non vorrei scoraggiarti, ma...
I don't want to discourage you, but ... → non vorrei scoraggiarti, ma...
b. (dissuade, deter) → tentare di dissuadere
to discourage sb from doing sth → tentare di dissuadere qn dal fare qc
to discourage sb from doing sth → tentare di dissuadere qn dal fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
discourage
(disˈkaridʒ) , ((American) -ˈkə:-) verb1. to take away the confidence, hope etc of. His lack of success discouraged him. ontmoedig, afskrik يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَه обезсърчавам desanimar odradit, zbavit odvahy entmutigen tage modet fra αποθαρρύνω desanimar, desalentar (ära) heidutama ناامید کردن؛ دلسرد کردن lannistaa décourager לְיָיאֵש, לְרַפּוֹת יְדֵי- हतोत्साहित करना obeshrabriti, odvraćati elkedvetlenít menurunkan semangat draga kjark út scoraggiare がっかりさせる 용기를 잃게 하다 atimti pasitikėjimą savimi laupīt drosmi/cerību menawarkan ontmoedigen ta motet fra, avskrekke zniechęcać دلسرده كول، زړه ورتورول: ښه نه ګڼل: مخه نيول، بې جراً ته كول desanimar a descuraja обескураживать znechutiť pogum vzeti obeshrabriti göra modfälld ทําให้หมดกําลังใจ cesaretini kırmak 使洩氣 знеохочувати, розхолоджувати ہمت پست کرنا làm nhụt chí 使泄气
2. to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc). She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her. ontmoedig, laat afsien يُحاوِلُ مَنْع разубеждавам desencorajar bránit, chtít zabránit verhindern prøve at forhindre αποκρούω oponerse (tagasi) tõrjuma جلوگیری کردن؛ منع کردن pyrkiä estämään décourager להַרְתִיע रोकना osujetiti elveszi a kedvét vmitől mencegah letja; fá e-n ofan af e-u scoraggiare 〜させないようにする 그만두게 하다 atimti drąsą ką nors daryti atņemt drosmi (kaut ko darīt) melemahkan semangat verhinderen fraråde; forhindre; ikke oppmuntre zniechęcać, hamować مخه نيول desencorajar/desviar, afastar, inibir a descuraja отбивать охоту zabrániť (niečomu) odvrniti odvratiti inte uppmuntra [till], motarbeta ขัดขวาง engel olmak, önlemek 阻攔 відбивати охоту باز رکھنا ngăn cản 阻拦
3. (with from) to persuade against. The rain discouraged him from going camping. laat afsien van يُثْني عَن разубеждавам dissuadir odrazovat od abhalten afholde fra αποτρέπω disuadir soovi võtma منصرف کردن؛ پشیمان کردن saada luopumaan décourager -לְהָנִיא מ रोकना odvratiti elijeszt menghalangi niat draga kjark úr scoraggiare, dissuadere 思いとどまらせる 방해하다 atimti norą ką nors daryti atrunāt membuat tawar hati weerhouden van holde borte odwieść زړه ورتورول dissuadir a descuraja отговаривать; отбивать охоту odradiť (od) odvrniti odvratiti avskräcka, hindra ทําให้ท้อแท้ vazgeçirmek 勸阻 відраджувати روکنا nản chí 劝阻
disˈcouragement noun ontmoediging تَثْبيطُ العَزيمَه، مُحاوَلة مَنْع، ثَنْي عَن обезсърчаване desalento ztráta odvahy, odrazování die Entmutigung modvirken; modarbejdelse αποθάρρυνση desaprobación, desánimo, desaliento vastupanu ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی lannistaminen découragement ייאוש, גורם מרתיע हतोत्साह obeshrabrenje elkedvetlenítés penghalang kjarkleysi; úrtölur scoraggiamento がっかりさせること 낙담 drąsos/noro atėmimas drosmes zaudēšana; atrunāšana dengan tawar hati ontmoediging avskrekking, motvirking zniechęcenie زړه ورتورول desalento descurajare расхолаживание odradenie potrtost obeshrabrenje modfälldhet, avskräckande omständighet, motverkan การทําให้หมดกําลังใจ cesaretini kırma 洩氣,阻攔,勸阻 відмовляння, відбивання охоти حوصلہ شکنی sự nản chí 泄气,沮丧,气馁
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discourage
→ يُثَبِّطُ odradit tage modet fra entmutigen αποθαρρύνω desalentar lannistaa décourager obeshrabriti scoraggiare ・・・の勇気をくじく 용기를 잃게 하다 ontmoedigen gjøre motløs zniechęcić desencorajar приводить в уныние avråda ทําให้หมดกําลังใจ cesaretini kırmak làm nản lòng 劝阻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
discourage
v. desanimar, desalentar;
to ___ from → disuadir.
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