The meaning of DISCOURAGE is to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten. How to use discourage in a sentence.

DISCOURAGED definition: deprived of or lacking in courage, hope, or confidence. See examples of discouraged used in a sentence.

These verbs mean to make less hopeful or enthusiastic: researchers who were discouraged by the problem's magnitude; apathy that disheartened the instructor; did not let the technical difficulties …

Don't let me discourage you if it's what you want to do. Her criticism had discouraged him. Don't let her comments discourage you. It discouraged me to hear so little enthusiasm for the project. I don't want …

To discourage (someone) from doing (something) is to tell or advise someone not to do something.

Definition of discouraged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To discourage is to dishearten by expressing disapproval or by suggesting that a contemplated action or course will probably fail: He was discouraged from going into business.

The adjective describes people who no longer feel that good things will happen, such as discouraged job-seekers, who despite sending hundreds of applications to prospective employers, never get any …

DISCOURAGE meaning: 1. to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing…. Learn more.

Synonyms for DISCOURAGED: prohibited, forbidden, disallowed, outlawed, proscribed, barred, unauthorized, banned; Antonyms of DISCOURAGED: permitted, authorized, licensed, endorsed, …