discourage

Meanings

Verb

try to prevent; show opposition to
- "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Noun

Lack of courage

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.

Synonyms

admonish, cowardliness, daunt, deter, dissuade, monish, warn

Antonyms

encourage

Scrabble Score: 14

discourage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
discourage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
discourage is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

discourage is a valid Words With Friends word