Associations to the word «Discourage»
Noun
- Pursuing
- Desertion
- Importation
- Perseverance
- Suitor
- Investing
- Emigration
- Consumption
- Experimentation
- Hiring
- Setback
- Smoking
- Incentive
- Beginner
- Impossibility
- Overly
- Prospect
- Unicode
- Piracy
- Speculation
- Predator
- Usage
- Obstacle
- Litigation
- Dissent
- Immigration
- Homosexuality
- Theft
- Divorce
- Aggression
- Pursuit
- Impediment
- Reporting
- Drinking
- Purchasing
- Libel
- Neutral
- Investment
- Unemployment
- Alcohol
- Practice
- Failure
- Lds
- Tariff
- Reliance
- Attempt
Adjective
Wiktionary
DISCOURAGE, verb. (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
DISCOURAGE, verb. (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do something.
DISCOURAGE, noun. (rare) Lack of courage
Dictionary definition
DISCOURAGE, verb. Try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth".
DISCOURAGE, verb. Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged.
DISCOURAGE, verb. 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".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.