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discourage definition

dis·cour·age (di skʉr′ij)

transitive verb discouraged -·aged, discouraging -·ag·ing

  1. to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten
  2. to advise or persuade (a person) to refrain
  3. to prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles

Etymology: ME discoragen < OFr descoragier: see dis- & courage

intransitive verb

to become discouraged

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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