Definition of discourage

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Discourage (n.) Lack of courage; cowardliness.

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Discouraging :: Discouraging (a.) Causing or indicating 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..
Appall :: Appall (v. i.) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
Discourage :: Discourage (n.) Lack of courage; cowardliness.
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..
Discourageable :: Discourageable (a.) Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
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..
Discomfort :: Discomfort (v. t.) To discourage; to deject.
Disanimation :: Disanimation (n.) The state of being disanimated or discouraged; depression of spirits.
Discouragement :: Discouragement (n.) The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection..
Chapfallen :: Chapfallen (a.) Having the lower chap or jaw drooping, -- an indication of humiliation and dejection; crestfallen; discouraged. See Chopfallen..
Discourager :: Discourager (n.) One who discourages.
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..
Fainthearted :: Fainthearted (a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
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..
Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc..
Deject :: Deject (v. t.) To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.
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