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.
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61. These things are not written under any feeling of discouragement, much less to discourage others.
62. They have 2-foot interior overhangs to discourage climbing over, and 4-foot aprons at the bottom to prevent digging under the enclosure.
63. But frankly, we try to discourage people from our business who are too interested in money.
64. Government incentives should be used to discourage the purchase of products which are high in saturated fats.
65. Even if used sensibly, capital-budgeting procedures will tend to discourage major initiatives and indicate strategies aimed at short-term returns.
66. The state Department of Agriculture tries to discourage the practice.
67. Activities i. Determine which behaviors prevent or foster emerging infections and how to promote or discourage these behaviors.
68. This might increase the temptation on the police to do all in their power to discourage complaints. 7.
69. People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don't EVER stop! Steve Maraboli
70. He had to hold the Control at all costs and discourage the enemy from any further attempt to rush his position.
71. What do we do, them or try to discourage their supporters from voting?
72. The Commission does not wish to discourage the friendly greeting before the service, or the fellowship after it.
73. The air filled with the strong scent of herbs being burned to discourage elemental spirits.
74. It should unite rather than divide, encourage rather than discourage.
75. The middle-class skills - such as public speaking - required to be an effective councillor may also discourage many manual workers.
76. Each of the three sails was then treated with a special liquid to discourage mildew and rot.
77. Such awards are made to discourage plaintiffs from bringing groundless lawsuits which burden the courts.
78. The dark outline of the forest was enough to discourage even the boldest mutineer.
79. But let not these requests from a young planter discourage you, my dear cousin.
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80. The Kemp Commission took the same position, saying those taxes discourage saving and investment.
81. This should not discourage more adventurous users from looking for more exotic technology but considerations must be taken.
82. A 100% tax rate is assumed to discourage all output, except that for subsistence, again yielding zero tax revenue.
83. Accountants often attempt to discourage this, probably to reduce the risk of claims of negligence arising from the report.
84. If we believed it would have an adverse effect on claims, we would discourage people from buying timber-frame.
85. Recall that the authorities may have an interest in seeing interest rates rise in order to discourage bank lending and monetary growth.
86. He therefore posits a set of shadowy near-duties to discourage it.
87. The farmers say that fear of being bought out will discourage future investment in their land.
88. Some recycling might be promoted by regulatory changes: building regulations, for example, often discourage the use of recycled materials.
89. Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato
90. Taxes can be imposed either to raise funds for pollution control or to discourage over-use of nitrates, or both.
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