entmutigen — meaning in English

English meaning

dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
daunt verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
dishearten verb To make someone lose hope, confidence or enthusiasm.
dispirit verb To reduce someone's morale; to make them despondent or downhearted.
put off phrasal verb To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.

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).

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