обескураживать — meaning in English
obeskurazhivat
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English meaning
- deject verb Make sad or dispirited.
- discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- dishearten verb To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
- unnerve verb To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate.
Senses
обескураживать is used for these senses in English:
- deject (transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
- 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.
deject — full definition
- verb Make sad or dispirited.
- verb To cast downward.
- verb To debase or humble.
discourage — full definition
- verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- verb To persuade someone not to do something.