discourage
31discourage — v. a. 1. Dishearten, dispirit, depress, deject. 2. Dissuade, deter, keep back. 3. Disfavor, discountenance, throw cold water upon, put a damper on, cover with a wet blanket …
32discourage — v 1. dishearten, dispirit, dampen one s spirits, cast a pall, blunt; disenchant, damp, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, put a damper on; daunt, dismay, intimidate, overawe, cow, abash, appall; unnerve, prostrate, unman. 2. divert,… …
33discourage — dis·cour·age …
34discourage — v.tr. 1 deprive of courage, confidence, or energy. 2 (usu. foll. by from) dissuade (discouraged him from going). 3 show disapproval of (smoking is discouraged). Derivatives: discouragement n. discouragingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF descouragier… …
35discourage from — deter, dissuade …
36Little Discourage — Single infobox Name = Little Discourage Artist = Idlewild from Album = 100 Broken Windows Released = September 1999 Format = 7 , CD Recorded = ? Genre = Alternative Length = Label = Food Producer = Dave Eringa Chart position = #23 (UK Singles… …
37discouragement — discourage ► VERB 1) cause a loss of confidence or enthusiasm in. 2) prevent or try to prevent by showing disapproval or creating difficulties. 3) (discourage from) persuade (someone) against (an action). DERIVATIVES discouragement noun… …
38discouraging — discourage ► VERB 1) cause a loss of confidence or enthusiasm in. 2) prevent or try to prevent by showing disapproval or creating difficulties. 3) (discourage from) persuade (someone) against (an action). DERIVATIVES discouragement noun… …
39Discouraged — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… …
40Discouraging — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… …
