Dictionary Entry
discourage
discourage is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
- 3noun
Lack of courage; cowardliness.
- 4verb
admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
"I warned him not to go too far"
"I warn you against false assumptions"
- 5verb
try to prevent; show opposition to
"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
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- 6verb
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
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