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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydis·cour·age \dis-ˈkər-ij, -ˈkə-rij\ transitive verb (-aged ; -ag·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English discoragen, from Middle French descorager, from Old French descoragier, from des- dis- + coragecourage DATE 15th century1. to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten was discouraged by repeated failure2. a. to hinder by disfavoring trying to discourage absenteeism b. to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something tried to discourage her from going• dis·cour·age·able \-jə-bəl\ adjective• dis·cour·ag·er noun• dis·cour·ag·ing·ly \-jiŋ-lē\ adverbEnglish Etymologydiscourage mid-15c., from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. descourager, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. descouragier, from des- "away" + corage (see courage). Related: Discouraged; discouragement; discouraging.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7discouragedis·cour·age / dis5kQridV; NAmE -5kE:r- / verb1. ~ sth | ~ sb from doing sth to try to prevent sth or to prevent sb from doing sth, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it 阻拦；阻止；劝阻: ▪ [VN] a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers 劝阻青少年吸烟的运动 I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars. 我出门时开着灯以防夜盗闯入。 His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor. 他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。 ▪ [also V -ing] 2. [VN] ~ sb (from doing sth) to make sb feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing sth 使灰心；使泄气；使丧失信心 SYN dishearten : Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again! 这才是第一次失败,别灰心丧气——再试一次吧！ The weather discouraged people from attending. 这天气使得人们不愿到场出席。 OPP encourage • dis·cour·aged adj. [not usually before noun] SYN disheartened : Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult. 如果练习太难,学习者就可能感到没信心。 • dis·cour·aging adj.: a discouraging experience / response / result 令人泄气的经历/回答/结果 • dis·cour·aging·ly adv.Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishdiscourage verb ADV. actively, firmly, positively, strongly Smoking is actively discouraged in the university. VERB + DISCOURAGE try to PREP. from We tried to discourage him from resigning. PHRASES be easily discouraged Children are easily discouraged from reading. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 to weaken the stamina, interest, or zeal of FF1C;the long winter and lack of fuel discouraged the settlersFF1E; Synonyms: chill, deject, demoralize, dishearten, disparage, dispirit Related Words: depress, weigh; afflict, try; damp, dampen, droop; distress, trouble; bother, irk, vex Idioms: take the heart out of Contrasted Words: cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit, nerve, steel Antonyms: encourage 2 Synonyms: DISSUADE, deter, disadvise, divert Related Words: check, inhibit, restrain; prevent; frighten, scare Idioms: lay a wet blanket on, throw cold water on Contrasted Words: advocate, countenance, favor; approve, back, endorse Antonyms: encourageWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddis·cour·age\də̇ˈskər.]ij, -kə.r], ]ēj, esp in pres part ]əj\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle French descorager, descourager, from Old French descoragier, from des- dis- (I) + corage courage — more at couragetransitive verb1. : to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten, deject < loss of the bastion greatly discouraged the besieged garrison > < a succession of failures discouraged the young inventor >2. a. : to seek to check, hinder, or deter by disfavoring < discourage gambling by legislative enactment > : deter, hinder < a condition of feudal anarchy discouraged the growth of trade > < the aridity of the soil discouraged agriculture > b. : to attempt to dissuade from some action : dampen or lessen the boldness or zeal of for some action < discouraged his son from pursuing a literary career > < a table-high platform … with a rail around it to discouragesouvenir snatchers — Green Peyton >intransitive verb: to lose courage or heart < I don't discourage easily >Synonyms: discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject: discourage implies loss of courage, confidence, and resolution, along with the sapping effect of fear and doubt and inability to muster up further hope and determination < these accidents did great damage, and discouraged the French mariners to such a degree, that they became more afraid of their own guns than of those of the English — Tobias Smollett > dishearten is a close synonym of discourage; it may indicate temporary loss of heart or courage < the days came, but not the visitor, though Lucetta repeated her dressing with scrupulous care. She was disheartened — Thomas Hardy > < a difficult undertaking that might have disheartened one less buoyant — Vera M. Dean > dispirit may indicate enervation, depriving of all cheer, and surrender to gloom < in quelling a local Armenian revolt he was badly wounded. Sick and dispirited, he gave up his Arabian plan — John Buchan > < the shabby, dispiriting spectacle of Versailles, with its base greeds and timidities — C.E.Montague > deject implies a general casting down of spirits and a driving away of hope and cheer < I pitied poor Miss Read's unfortunate situation. She was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company — Benjamin Franklin > < the dejected appearance that is usually found only in the faces of old men who have been disappointed in life — Liam O'Flaherty >Synonym: see in addition dissuade.

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