Synonym: daunt, deject, deter, disapprove, hinder, keep from, prevent. Antonym: encourage. Similar words: discouraged, discount, discourse, encourage, courageous, encouraging, disc, discuss. Meaning: [dɪ'skʌrɪdʒ] 
v. 1. try to prevent; show opposition to 2. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged 3. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.
v. 1. try to prevent; show opposition to 2. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged 3. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior. 
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31. On the contrary, some seemed to actively discourage it.
32. Higher taxes are likely to discourage investment.
33. The cameras should discourage shoplifters.
34. Trying to lose weight fast will only discourage you.
35. Is it legitimate social policy to discourage childbearing?
36. But why were they so eager to discourage visitors?
37. Schools discourage youngsters from being involved in gangs.
38. Regular watering will also discourage them.
39. Wesley tried to discourage his friend from going.
40. Taxes on investment may discourage high-risk projects.
41. Never let sharply falling markets discourage you from investing.
42. Mulch: Material such as grass clippings or wood chips put down to discourage weeds and hold in moisture.
43. All the Republicans except Buchanan support global free trade and oppose direct measures to discourage companies from moving manufacturing plants overseas.
44. There are numerous recent cases of character assassination and reputation assault that would discourage any sane person from accepting high government appointment.
45. Deductions would be eliminated in most cases to close loopholes and discourage the use of tax shelters.
46. Indeed[sentencedict.com], social morality leaders came to believe that earlier marriages would discourage resort to prostitution.
47. Leave the lights on when you're out in order to discourage burglars.
48. We wanted very much to discourage people from porting their current applications over to the Macintosh.
49. Jobs also discourage accountability,(sentencedict.com) because they reward people not for getting the necessary work done but for doing their jobs.
50. Misguided opponents of the proposal complain the miles separating the resort from downtown will discourage convention business at Starr Pass.
51. Put the plant in a cold room to discourage growth.
52. Two pairs of black policemen in starched khaki uniforms were there to discourage the pickpockets if possible, arrest them if necessary.
53. Moreover, such a requirement would discourage prosecutions for the aggravated offence and would exclude private prosecutions.
54. Banning drugs mainly promotes crime, so it would be better to legalise, control, tax and discourage them.
55. Similarly, high interest rates may discourage householders from taking on new mortgages, but existing mortgages are unlikely to be reduced.
56. A bargain price may well attract considerable sales and at the same time discourage competitors.
57. Higher cigarette prices do not seem to discourage people from smoking.
58. When poor countries discourage competition in communications, they condemn their people to a life on the margin.
59. How does that set an example to countries that he wishes to discourage from adopting nuclear deterrence?
60. In the early days Busacher had tried to discourage him.
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