discourage

present (v1)

discourage

past (v2)

discouraged

past participle (v3)

discouraged

present participle

discouraging

3rd person singular

discourages

1. 1.To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

   • Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
   • Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

2. 2.To persuade somebody not to do (something).

   • Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

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• encourage