Слово англійською: discourage
Дієслово
Переклад discourage українською: бентежити, засмучувати; позбавляти мужності, знеохочувати, відбивати охоту; розхолоджувати, відмовляти; відраджувати, перешкоджати, заважати
Детальний опис
discourage
verb /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
- to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it
- discourage (doing) something a campaign to discourage investing in fossil fuel development
- discourage somebody I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.
- discourage somebody from doing something His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.
- to make somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something synonym dishearten
- discourage somebody/something Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again!
- discourage somebody from doing something The weather discouraged people from attending.
opposite encourageWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’.