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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. --Col. iii. 21. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discourage \Dis*cour"age\, n. Lack of courage; cowardliness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discourage v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to: "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: {deter}] 2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from cause to feel discouraged [ant: {encourage}] 3: admonish or counsel; "I warned him not to go too far" [syn: {warn}, {admonish}]
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