Thesaurus: discourage

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. n. Lack of courage; cowardliness.
4. v. try to prevent; show opposition to
5. v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
6. v. advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
7. 1. 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. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Col. iii. 21. 2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts. Syn. -- To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade; disfavor. Lack of courage; cowardliness.
8. v:100 v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged