discourage

discourage
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. depress, dishearten, dismay; dissuade, deter. See dejection, dissuasion, fear.Ant., encourage, persuade.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To dishearten]
Syn. dispirit, dampen, dismay, daunt, intimidate, demoralize, repress, dampen the spirits, deprive of courage, lessen the self-confidence of, break one's heart, deject, prostrate, unnerve, scare, confuse, overawe, cow, bully, cast down, chill, damp, unman, throw a wet blanket on*, throw cold water on*, beat down, cast gloom upon, dash one's hopes; see also depress 2 , frighten 1 .
Ant. encourage*, cheer, inspire.
2. [To warn]
Syn. dissuade, alarm, disincline, talk out of; see warn 1 .
3. [To restrain]
Syn. obstruct, impede, hinder, check, quiet, interfere with, withhold, keep back, inhibit, dissuade, disincline, curb, deter, control, turn aside, hold back, hold off, repress; see also restrain 1 .
Ant. help*, expedite, facilitate.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. dishearten dispirit, demoralize, dampen one's spirits, unnerve, *throw cold water on, daunt, intimidate, cow, *dash one's hopes, *take the wind out of one's sails.
2. deter dissuade, hinder, impede, restrain, curb.
ANT.: 1. encourage, hearten, embolden
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make less hopeful or enthusiastic: dishearten, dispirit. See HELP. 2. To persuade (a person) not to do something: deter, dissuade, divert. Idiom: talk out of. See PERSUASION.

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