| VERB | communication | discourage, deter | try to prevent |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | discourage | deprive of courage or hope | |
| communication | discourage, warn, admonish, monish | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior |
| Sounds | dihsker'ihjh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
| Meaning | try to prevent; show opposition to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They discourage him from writing the letter | |
| Example | "We should discourage this practice among our youth" | |
| Synonym | deter | |
| Broader | disapprove, reject | deem wrong or inappropriate |
| Spanish | desalentar, desanimar, disuadir, evitar, prevenir | |
| Catalan | desanimar, descoratjar | |
| Nouns | discouragement | the act of discouraging |
| Meaning | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will discourage him | |
| Narrower | depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise | lower someone's spirits |
| dishearten, put off | take away the enthusiasm of | |
| intimidate | To compel or deter by or as if by threats / threats | |
| throw cold water on, pour cold water on | Be discouraging or negative about | |
| Opposite | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Spanish | desalentar, desanimar, descorazonar, disuadir | |
| Catalan | descoratjar, dissuadir | |
| Nouns | discouragement | the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles |
| Meaning | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam cannot discourage Sue; They discourage him from writing the letter | |
| Synonyms | warn, admonish, monish | |
| Broader | rede, advise, counsel | Give advice to |
| Similar to | warn | notify of danger / danger, potential harm, or risk |
| Spanish | amonestar, avisar, prevenir | |
| Catalan | advertir, amonestar, avisar, prevenir | |
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