discourage
verbenomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ//
- États-Unis//dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ//
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
verbe
- 1
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
- 2
To persuade somebody not to do (something).
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
Étymologie
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.
nom
- 1
rareLack of courage
Formes
- passé
- discouraged
- participe passé
- discouraged
- participe présent
- discouraging
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- discourages
discourage · To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
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