Discourage | Mean of discourage in English Dictionary

/dɪˈskɚrəʤ/

• Verb
• to make (someone) less determined, hopeful, or confident
1. Try not to let losing discourage you.
2. We were discouraged by their lack of enthusiasm.
3. Students may get discouraged by activities that are too advanced.
• to make (something) less likely to happen
1. The area's dry climate discourages agriculture.
2. He claims the new regulations will discourage investment.
• to try to make people not want to do (something)
1. The purpose of the law is to discourage [=deter] speeding.
2. That type of behavior ought to be discouraged.
3. His parents discouraged him from watching too much television. [=told him he should not watch too much television]
4. They discouraged her from going. [=they told her why she should not go]