discourage

Meaning of discourage

noun

Lack of courage

verb
  1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
    Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
  2. To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Information about discourage

  • The plural form of discourage is: discourages.
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Hyphenation of discourage

dis-cour-age

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • discourage is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

discourage synonyms

Meaning deter:

deter

Meaning warn:

warn, admonish, monish

Meaning :

cowardliness, dissuade

discourage antonyms

Meaning :

encourage

Translation of discourage

Words that rhyme with discourage

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