décourager — meaning in English
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English meaning
- daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
- deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.
- discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- dishearten verb To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
- dispirit verb To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
Senses
décourager is used for these senses in English:
- daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
- deter (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
- discourage (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- dishearten (transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
- disincentivize (transitive) To discourage or demotivate by means of a disincentive.
- dispirit (transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
daunt — full definition
- verb To discourage, intimidate.
- verb To overwhelm.