desanimar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- dishearten verb To make someone lose hope, confidence or enthusiasm.
Senses
desanimar is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- fizzle out (slang, intransitive) To lose excitement, to become less exciting; to end, fail or die out in a weak or disappointing way.
discourage — full definition
- verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- verb To persuade someone not to do something.
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