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Detailed Synonyms for discourage in English

discourage:

to discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)

  1. to discourage
    to discourage; to demoralize; to demoralise
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • demoralize verb, American (demoralizes, demoralized, demoralizing)
    • demoralise verb, British
  2. to discourage
    to restrain; to dissuade; to hold back; to obstruct; to discourage; to stop
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • dissuade verb (dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading)
    • hold back verb (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • obstruct verb (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 1
    • prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)
      • We must prevent the cancer from spreading1
  3. to discourage
    to discourage; to demoralize; to dishearten; to dispirit; to demoralise
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • demoralize verb, American (demoralizes, demoralized, demoralizing)
    • dishearten verb (disheartens, disheartened, disheartening)
    • dispirit verb (dispirits, dispirited, dispiriting)
    • demoralise verb, British
  4. to discourage
    – admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior 1
    to discourage; to warn; to admonish; monish
    – admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior 1
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • warn verb (warns, warned, warning)
      • I warned him not to go too far1
      • I warn you against false assumptions1
      • She warned him to be quiet1
    • admonish verb (admonishes, admonished, admonishing)
    • monish verb
  5. to discourage
    – try to prevent; show opposition to 1
    to deter; to discourage
    – try to prevent; show opposition to 1
    • deter verb (deters, deterred, deterring)
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
      • We should discourage this practice among our youth1
  6. to discourage
    – deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged 1
    to discourage
    – deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged 1
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)

Conjugations for discourage:

present
  1. discourage
  2. discourage
  3. discourages
  4. discourage
  5. discourage
  6. discourage
simple past
  1. discouraged
  2. discouraged
  3. discouraged
  4. discouraged
  5. discouraged
  6. discouraged
present perfect
  1. have discouraged
  2. have discouraged
  3. has discouraged
  4. have discouraged
  5. have discouraged
  6. have discouraged
past continuous
  1. was discouraging
  2. were discouraging
  3. was discouraging
  4. were discouraging
  5. were discouraging
  6. were discouraging
future
  1. shall discourage
  2. will discourage
  3. will discourage
  4. shall discourage
  5. will discourage
  6. will discourage
continuous present
  1. am discouraging
  2. are discouraging
  3. is discouraging
  4. are discouraging
  5. are discouraging
  6. are discouraging
subjunctive
  1. be discouraged
  2. be discouraged
  3. be discouraged
  4. be discouraged
  5. be discouraged
  6. be discouraged
diverse
  1. discourage!
  2. let's discourage!
  3. discouraged
  4. discouraging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "discourage":

  1. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior1
  2. try to prevent; show opposition to1
    • We should discourage this practice among our youth1
  3. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged1