dis·cour·age

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• dis|cour|age — «dihs KUR ihj», transitive verb, aged, ag|ing. 1. to take away the courage or confidence of; destroy the hopes of; dishearten: »Failing again and again discourages anyone. SYNONYM(S): depress, daunt. 2. to try to prevent by disapproving; …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|cour|age|a|ble — «dihs KUR ihj uh buhl», adjective. capable of being discouraged: »Too intelligent to be vain, he is evidently discourageable should anything happen, that is to say, to discourage him (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|cour|age|ment — «dihs KUR ihj muhnt», noun. 1. the condition of being or feeling discouraged; lack of spirit or confidence: »Discouragement showed in every line of her drooping figure. 2. something that discourages; a disheartening influence: »The out of town… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis·cour·age·ment — /dıˈskɚrəʤmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [noncount] : the act of making something less likely to happen or of making people less likely to do something the discouragement of drug use among teenagers He joined the army despite discouragement from his… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|cour|aged worker — «dihs KUR ihjd», U.S. an unemployed person of working age who is not actively looking for a job: »The number of discouraged workers goes up as unemployment rises…For each 1 percent rise in the unemployment rate, the number of discouraged workers… …   Useful english dictionary

• cour — cour; cour·age; cour·ba·ril; cour·bette; cour·lan; cour·te·ous; cour·te·ous·ly; cour·te·ous·ness; cour·te·san; cour·tier; cour·tier·ly; cour·toi·sie; dis·cour·age; dis·cour·aged·ly; dis·cour·age·ment; dis·cour·sive; en·cour·age; en·cour·age·ment; …   English syllables

• age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… …   English syllables

• discourage — dis·cour·age …   English syllables

• discourage — dis•cour•age [[t]dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, ˈskʌr [/t]] v. aged, ag•ing 1) to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dispirit 2) to dissuade (usu. fol. by from) 3) to obstruct by opposition or difficulty; hinder 4) to express disapproval of; frown upon 5)… …   From formal English to slang

• discourage — dis|cour|age [dısˈkʌrıdʒ US ˈkə:r ] v [T] 1.) to persuade someone not to do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad ≠ ↑encourage ▪ attempts to discourage illegal immigration discourage sb from doing sth ▪ My father is a lawyer,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English