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discourage

/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/
Main Example

She tried to discourage him from quitting his job.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Verb (v.)

To make someone feel less confident or less willing to do something.

Other Example

Don't let anyone discourage you from your dreams.

His negative comments only served to discourage her.

She felt discouraged after hearing the bad news.

Synonyms

discourage someone

discourage from doing something

discourage a behavior

Synonyms

dissuade

dishearten

demoralize

discourage

/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/
en-us undefineddiscourage
Main Example

The school aims to discourage bullying among students.

Example context
en-us flagThe school aims to discourage bullying among students.
Grammatical Info:
Verb (v.)

To prevent or try to stop something from happening.

Other Example

Parents should discourage bad habits in their children.

en-us flagParents should discourage bad habits in their children.

The coach tried to discourage negative thinking during the game.

en-us flagThe coach tried to discourage negative thinking during the game.

Teachers often discourage cheating on tests.

en-us flagTeachers often discourage cheating on tests.
Synonyms

discourage someone from doing something

en-us flagdiscourage someone from doing something

discourage bad behavior

en-us flagdiscourage bad behavior

discourage risky activities

en-us flagdiscourage risky activities
Synonyms

dissuade

prevent

stop

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