Analysis Complete

discourage

/ discourage /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Opposites:
encourage
Kinds of:
depress deject cast down get down dismay
Derived:
discouragement disheartenment dismay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
advise counsel
Derived:
admonition monition warning word of advice admonisher
Verb group:
warn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
try to prevent; show opposition to
"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
Type of:
disapprove reject
Derived:
discouragement hindrance deterrent impediment balk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
2
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depress deject cast down get down dismay encourage advise counsel disapprove reject