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Significado de discourage

v.

Esmorecer, desanimar, intimidar, arrefecer, desencorajar.

v. t.

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.
To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
Lack of courage; cowardliness

v.

deter, disapprove generic term, reject generic term verb, encourage antonym verb, warn, admonish, monish, rede generic term, advise generic term, counsel generic term

Vogais: iouae

Consoantes: dscrg

Palavras Parecidas

discourse, disgorge, discharge, dishrag, discrasies, dioscoreaceae, dutch courage, disgrace, dishorse, dischurch.