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scoraggiare — 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.
  • dismay noun A strong feeling of sudden worry, disappointment, or discouragement.
  • flummox verb To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.

Senses

scoraggiare 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 persuade somebody not to do (something).
  • dishearten (transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
  • dismay To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet.
  • flummox (transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
  • take the wind out of someone's sails (idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

daunt — full definition

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

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