Definition of discourage

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Discourage (v. t.) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts..

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Discomfort :: Discomfort (v. t.) Discouragement.
Encourage :: Encourage (v. t.) To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage..
Chapfallen :: Chapfallen (a.) Having the lower chap or jaw drooping, -- an indication of humiliation and dejection; crestfallen; discouraged. See Chopfallen..
Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..
Discomfort :: Discomfort (v. t.) To discourage; to deject.
Discouragement :: Discouragement (n.) That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement..
Backset :: Backset (n.) A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension..
Appall :: Appall (a.) To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart..
Dishearten :: Dishearten (v. t.) To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Deject :: Deject (v. t.) To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.
Dispiritment :: Dispiritment (n.) Depression of spirits; discouragement.
Appall :: Appall (v. i.) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
Discourage :: Discourage (n.) Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Discouraged :: Discouraged (imp. & p. p.) of Discourag.
Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
Discouragement :: Discouragement (n.) The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection..
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to discourage..
Discouraging :: Discouraging (a.) Causing or indicating discouragement.
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