discourage

UK /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/ US /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

verb 2noun 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

actively, firmly, positively, strongly

The school firmly discourages students from using their phones during class time.

VERB + DISCOURAGE

try to

PREP

from

His parents discouraged him from dropping out of university last year.

PHRASES

be easily discouraged

Some people are easily discouraged when they don't see results from their exercise routine.

Definitions

verb

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.

To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

noun

Lack of courage

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

warn
admonish
monish

verb — try to prevent

deter

Antonyms

encourage

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

Wiktionary

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Wiktionary

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

Wiktionary

Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.

Tatoeba · #56032

I have tried to discourage him from going abroad.

Tatoeba · #260363

She did not let failure discourage her.

Tatoeba · #264961

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, discourage is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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