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Synonyms for discourage
dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-dis·cour·age
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
deter, discourageverb
try to prevent; show opposition to
"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
Synonyms:
monish, admonish, warn, deter, dissuadeAntonyms:
encouragediscourageverb
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Synonyms:
monish, warn, deter, admonishAntonyms:
encouragewarn, discourage, admonish, monishverb
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"
Synonyms:
reprove, monish, admonish, warn, deter, cautionAntonyms:
encourage
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
discourageverb
Synonyms:
dishearten, dispirit, depress, dejectdiscourageverb
discourageverb
Synonyms:
disfavor, discountenance, throw cold water upon, put a damper on
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2167 | prevent | |
#8403 | caution | |
#11327 | warn | |
#12366 | expose | |
#18159 | deter | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#29400 | impede | |
#31947 | disapprove | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#51445 | dampen | |
#59581 | confound | |
#63455 | dissuade | |
#64629 | deterring | |
#98672 | admonish | |
#128551 | reprove | |
#311709 | disconcert |
How to use discourage in a sentence?
We believe that APT 10 in this case exploited Visma networks to enable secondary operations against Visma's customers, not necessarily to steal Visma's own intellectual property, because they caught it so early they were able to discourage and prevent those secondary attacks.
This rule intentionally strikes at the heart of the patient-provider relationship, inserting political ideology into a family planning visit, which will frustrate and ultimately discourage patients from seeking the health care they need.
At a time of high energy costs, these changes to long-standing fair and reasonable lease terms may further discourage oil and natural gas investment on federal lands, we look forward to seeing the additional details of the leasing proposal.
Releasing any of the records would violate state statutes protecting her right to privacy and confidentiality, no matter how long ago she died, it would also discourage people from seeking psychiatric care.
You have to think about the toll that this takes on your humanity, i really discourage it, because I don’t think that this really gives dignity to the person who is deceased.
Translations for discourage
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- تثبيطArabic
- разубеждавам, обезсърчавам, обезкуражавамBulgarian
- vzít odvahu, odradit, zastrašitCzech
- entmutigen, abschrecken, abraten von, abraten, abbringen vonGerman
- αποκαρδιώνωGreek
- persuadir, descorazonar, acobardar, desalentarSpanish
- lannistaa, luopumaan, nujertaa, taivutellaFinnish
- dissuader, découragerFrench
- mengecilkan hatiIndonesian
- scoraggiareItalian
- לדכאHebrew
- 思いとどませる, 落胆, がっかりJapanese
- whakapāhunuMāori
- одвраќа, обесхрабруваMacedonian
- afraden om, ontmoedigen, ontradenDutch
- zniechęcaćPolish
- desalentar, desencorajar, despersuadir, desanimar, dissuadirPortuguese
- descurajaRomanian
- расхолаживать, отговаривать, отговорить, разубедить, расхолодить, обескуражить, разубеждать, обескураживатьRussian
- discourageSwedish
- ஊக்கம்Tamil
- నిరుత్సాహపరుచుTelugu
- กีดกันThai
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