discourage

discourage /dis'kʌridʤ/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm mất hết can đảm, làm chán nản, làm ngã lòng, làm nản lòng
    • (+ from) can ngăn (ai làm việc gì)
 can ngăn

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): encouragement, discouragement, encourage, discourage, encouraged, encouraging, discouraging, encouragingly

Xem thêm: deter, warn, admonish, monish



discourage

Từ điển Collocation

discourage verb

ADV. actively, firmly, positively, strongly Smoking is actively discouraged in the university.

VERB + DISCOURAGE try to

PREP. from We tried to discourage him from resigning.

PHRASES be easily discouraged Children are easily discouraged from reading.

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • try to prevent; show opposition to; deter

    We should discourage this practice among our youth

  • deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
  • admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; warn, admonish, monish

    I warned him not to go too far

    I warn you against false assumptions

    She warned him to be quiet

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

discourages|discouraged|discouraging
syn.: daunt deject deter disapprove hinder keep from prevent
ant.: encourage