Discourage word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "discourage" word

[verb] 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"
[verb] try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
[verb] deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

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\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.
\Dis*cour"age\, n. Lack of courage; cowardliness.

Synonyms for discourage

admonish, deter, monish, warn

Antonyms: encourage

Related terms: anticipate, avert, damp, darken, deter, disaffect, disincline, distress, fend, fend off, inhibit, knock down, oppress, press down, prevent, quench, stave off, talk out of, turn aside, turn from, weigh, weigh upon

The fun area, different aproach to word »discourage«

Let's analyse "discourage" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Five vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EGARUOCSID. Average typing speed for these characters is 2770 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .. ... -.-. --- ..- .-. .- --. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: discourage: 9 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: discourage: 4 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 9 + 1 + 7 + 5 = 48, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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