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/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/ · verb
(transitive) 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.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
Use discourage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Discourage means (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject..
Common synonyms include daunt, deter, dissuade, cowardliness.
Possible antonyms include encourage.
Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
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