discourage 音标拼音: [dɪsk'ɚɪdʒ]
vt . 使泄气,使沮丧;阻拦,劝阻
使泄气,使沮丧;阻拦,劝阻
discourage v 1 :
try to prevent ;
show opposition to ; "
We should discourage this practice among our youth " [
synonym : {
deter }, {
discourage }]
2 :
deprive of courage or hope ;
take away hope from ;
cause to feel discouraged [
ant : {
encourage }]
3 :
admonish or counsel in terms of someone '
s behavior ; "
I warned him not to go too far "; "
I warn you against false assumptions "; "
She warned him to be quiet " [
synonym : {
warn },
{
discourage }, {
admonish }, {
monish }]
Discourage \
Dis *
cour "
age \,
n .
Lack of courage ;
cowardliness .
[
1913 Webster ]
Discourage \
Dis *
cour "
age \ (?;
48 ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Discouraged };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Discouraging }.] [
Pref .
dis -
courage :
cf .
OF .
descoragier ,
F .
d ['
e ]
courager :
pref .
des -
(
L .
dis -)
corage ,
F .
courage .
See {
Courage }.]
1 .
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Fathers ,
provoke not your children to anger ,
lest they be discouraged . --
Col .
iii .
21 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To dishearten one with respect to ;
to discountenance ;
to seek to check by disfavoring ;
to deter one from ;
as ,
they discouraged his efforts .
Syn :
To dishearten ;
dispirit ;
depress ;
deject ;
dissuade ;
disfavor .
[
1913 Webster ]
95 Moby Thesaurus words for "
discourage ":
afflict ,
anticipate ,
avert ,
awe ,
bar ,
beat down ,
blunt ,
bother ,
cast down ,
check ,
chill ,
cool ,
cow ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dampen the spirits ,
darken ,
dash ,
daunt ,
debar ,
deflect ,
deject ,
demoralize ,
depress ,
deter ,
disaffect ,
disapprove of ,
dishearten ,
disincline ,
disinterest ,
dismay ,
disparage ,
dispirit ,
dissuade ,
distract ,
distress ,
divert ,
droop ,
estop ,
exclude ,
faze ,
fend ,
fend off ,
forbid ,
foreclose ,
forestall ,
frighten ,
help ,
hinder ,
indispose ,
inhibit ,
intimidate ,
irk ,
keep from ,
keep off ,
knock down ,
lower ,
lower the spirits ,
obviate ,
oppose ,
oppress ,
overawe ,
preclude ,
press down ,
prevent ,
prohibit ,
put off ,
quench ,
repel ,
restrain ,
rule out ,
sadden ,
save ,
scare ,
shake ,
sink ,
slow ,
stave off ,
stop ,
suppress ,
talk out of ,
trouble ,
try ,
turn aside ,
turn away ,
turn from ,
turn off ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
vex ,
ward off ,
wean from ,
weigh ,
weigh heavy upon ,
weigh upon
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