scoraggiare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- daunt verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
- 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 make someone lose hope, confidence or enthusiasm.
- dismay noun A strong feeling of sudden worry, disappointment, or discouragement.
- flummox verb To leave someone completely confused or baffled.
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
- verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
- verb To overpower someone completely.
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