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entmutigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
  • 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.
  • put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.

Senses

entmutigen is used for these senses in English:

  • dash (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
  • daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
  • 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.
  • dispirit (transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
  • put off (transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

daunt — full definition

  1. verb To discourage, intimidate.
  2. verb To overwhelm.

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