I hope I can discourage Tom from leaving.
•I do not want to discourage you from further experimentation.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
discourage */ — UK [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms discourage : present tense I/you/we/they discourage he/she/it discourages present participle discouraging past tense discouraged past participle discouraged 1) to try to prevent something from… … English dictionary
discourage — dis|cour|age [ dıs kʌrıdʒ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to try to prevent something from happening, especially because you do not approve of it or think it is harmful: measures to discourage the use of cars in cities discourage someone from doing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discourage — [[t]dɪskʌ̱rɪʤ, AM kɜ͟ːr [/t]] discourages, discouraging, discouraged 1) VERB If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions. [V n] It may be difficult to do at first. Don t let this discourage… … English dictionary
discourage — verb (T) 1 to prevent or try to prevent someone from doing something by making the action difficult or unpleasant, or by showing them that it would not be a good thing to do: You should install locks on all your windows to discourage burglars. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
discourage — [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ] verb [T] 1) to try to prevent something from happening Ant: encourage We hope the bad weather won t discourage people from coming along.[/ex] 2) to make someone feel less confident or hopeful What she said didn t discourage me.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
discouragement — noun 1 (U) a feeling that you have lost confidence or determination and no longer want to continue doing something 2 (U) the act of trying to discourage someone from doing something 3 (C) something that discourages you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deter — [dɪ tə:] verb (deters, deterring, deterred) discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling fear of the consequences. ↘prevent the occurrence of. Origin C16: from L. deterrere, from de away from + terrere frighten … English new terms dictionary
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