Definition of discourage

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Discourage (v. t.) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt..

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Discouraging :: Discouraging (a.) Causing or indicating discouragement.
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..
Disencouragement :: Disencouragement (n.) Discouragement.
Discouraged :: Discouraged (imp. & p. p.) of Discourag.
Drawback :: Drawback (n.) A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature..
Dispiritment :: Dispiritment (n.) Depression of spirits; discouragement.
Backset :: Backset (n.) A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Dispirit :: Dispirit (v. t.) To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.
Dishearten :: Dishearten (v. t.) To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
Discourageable :: Discourageable (a.) Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
Discourage :: 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..
Discomfort :: Discomfort (v. t.) To discourage; to deject.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc..
Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
Persevere :: Persevere (v. i.) To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken..
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..
Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt..
Chapfallen :: Chapfallen (a.) Having the lower chap or jaw drooping, -- an indication of humiliation and dejection; crestfallen; discouraged. See Chopfallen..
Fainthearted :: Fainthearted (a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
Discountenance :: Discountenance (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
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