How to pronounce discouraged

try to prevent; show opposition to

“We should discourage this practice among our youth”

Synonyms: deterdiscourage

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

“I warned him not to go too far”

“I warn you against false assumptions”

“She warned him to be quiet”

Synonyms: warndiscourageadmonish

deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

Synonyms: discourage

Antonyms: encourage

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

“desperate demoralized people looking for work”

“felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem”

“the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest”

Synonyms: demoralizeddisheartened

lacking in resolution

“the accident left others discouraged about going there”