discourages

Verb

discourage (third-person singular simple present discourages, present participle discouraging, simple past and past participle discouraged)

1. (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
   • Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

   Synonyms:

   dash

2. (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
   • Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.1854, Abraham Lincoln., Notes for a Law Lecture

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