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
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.