Vi fant 6 definisjoner av discourage på engelsk.
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| discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged | ||
| encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" | ||
| cast down, deject, dispirit, demoralise, dismay, demoralize, depress, get down fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" | ||
| dishearten, put off take away the enthusiasm of | ||
| intimidate, restrain make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" | ||
| pour cold water on, throw cold water on be discouraging or negative about | ||
| 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, admonish, monish | ||
| counsel, rede, advise give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" | ||
| discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" | ||
| deter | ||
| disapprove, reject consider bad or wrong | ||
